On the evening of August 23, 2022, 24-year-old Chaquan Barbett was shot multiple times and left in the street on the 2300 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE in Washington, D.C. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services took him to a hospital, but he died of his wounds. Prosecutors say the attacker waited hidden in an alley for 22 seconds before opening fire, discharging 12 rounds. An off-duty officer who lived nearby witnessed a man crawling as the shooter stood over him, kicked him, pat him pockets, and fled. Another witness in a parked car saw Barbett walking ahead of another individual moments before the shooting.

Less than two days later the same firearm was allegedly used in a second incident at the same location, when 14 shots were fired. A stolen black Dodge Charger involved in that episode crashed after a police pursuit; investigators recovered a gun and other evidence from the wreck. On December 19, 2022, 18-year-old Jerome Israel of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed; the firearm recovered from the crashed vehicle was linked to casings at Barbett’s murder scene and an eyewitness identified Israel from a photo lineup. Israel rejected a 25-year plea offer and the case proceeded to trial; defense attorneys contested the eyewitness’s credibility.

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