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On December 23, 2017, a dispute between young men from different Washington, D.C., neighborhoods escalated into a shooting on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE. Maleak Coffin, 22, was found unconscious inside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital. He died of his injuries on December 26, 2017; an autopsy showed gunshot wounds to the left temple and shoulder.

Police identified two suspects, Derrick Hart and Robert Washington. Surveillance footage described in reports showed Hart running down an alley and firing at a vehicle stopped at a gas station, while Washington — driving in the opposite direction — made a U-turn and drove toward the vehicle as more shots were fired. Investigators recovered 21 shell casings from two different guns. Hart was arrested January 2, 2018; Washington was arrested January 18, 2018, and both were charged with first-degree murder while armed. Prosecutors later said the fatal head wound was believed to have been fired from Hart’s gun.

Does anyone have information about the events at the mini-mart or the individuals involved that could add clarity to the timeline?