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By
Hypatia Fitzsimons [former]
- October 2, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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On Oct. 2, the prosecution continued their direct examination of witnesses in a jury trial for non-fatal shooting defendant Raekwon Sutton.
Sutton, 26, is charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon offenses committed during release, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence committed during release, burglary committed during release, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm committed during release, and three counts of threat to kidnap or injure a person offenses committed during release.
The charges are for his alleged involvement in a shooting that occurred on the 4800 block of Benning Road, SE, on March 19, 2022. No injuries were reported.
Prosecutors called two sisters that saw the shooting. Sutton supposedly was looking for a third sister, who was not present at the scene. However, the witnesses were unable to provide much information about what happened.
Other prosecution witnesses included a representative of T-Mobile who explained records linked to Sutton’s account indicate he may have been using a call blocker to hide a phone number.
An investigator from the DC Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) also testified that a gun recovered at the scene showed evidence of being fired several times. DFS found six fragments, one projectile, and ten casings.
The jury trial will resume Oct. 3.