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Shooter Admits To Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent 62-Year-Old Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds Shooter Admits To Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent 62-Year-Old Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds
Shooter Admits To Wildly Firing, Killing Innocent 62-Year-Old Bystander After DC Robbery: Feds The man accused of shooting and killing an innocent bystander in Northwest DC has copped to his crime, federal authorities announced. Lasanta McGill, 62, was shot and killed when an argument inside a Northwest DC market spilled out into the street and shots were fired, according to police. Federal prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 28 that Southeast DC resident Demarcus Barnett has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed in connection to the fatal shooting. As part of his guilty plea, Barnett admitted that after being robbed by two people, he chased after them and fire…

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Bystander Killed By Shooter At DC Deli Dispute: Police Bystander Killed By Shooter At DC Deli Dispute: Police
Bystander Killed By Shooter At DC Deli Dispute: Police An innocent bystander was shot and killed when an argument inside a Northwest DC market spilled out into the street and shots were fired, according to police. Metropolitan Police Commander James Boteler said that at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, officers in the area of the 1900 block of 7th Street NW heard gunshots ring out while on patrol near the Howard Theater. Upon arrival, they found and treated a man who suffered a gunshot wound until paramedics arrived to take him to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Thursday afternoon. With an assist from nearby witne…

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