The shooting of the defendant was sentenced to 35 months despite personal struggles

By Emily Nordberg
– February 25, 2025
Daily stories | Not fatal shooting | Suspect |

The judge of the DC Superior Court, Carmen McLean, sentenced a shootout to 35 months in prison on February 21.

On November 26, 2024, Reginald Williams, 64, announced himself guilty, NW.

According to court documents, Williams got into a physical argument with an unknown man, left the scene, returned with a firearm and once fired. Nobody was injured in the incident. During a police by the police after Williams' apartment on August 29, three weapons were found, two revolvers and a semi -automatic pistol.

During the conviction, the prosecutors found that this was not the defendant's first conviction, and asked the judge to impose the two charges in succession.

Defender Theodore Shaw applied for a suspended sentence that has considered the decreasing health of Williams since the detention, citing a brain tumor and other health complications.

Williams described his fights with heroin addiction to the court for a number of personal tragedies, including the death of his son, the loss of several family members and his first wife to die of cancer in his arms.

Judge McLean recognized Williams' difficulties, but emphasized his lack of accountability for the shootout and expressed concerns that he did not recognize the dangerous nature of his behavior.

Judge McLean condemned Williams to 19 months because the legitimate property fee and 16 months should be followed in succession with a firearm due to risk, followed by three years of supervision and obligatory registration as a gun offender.

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