Northeast DC Shooting – Man Convicted, Sentenced To 24 Years For Killing One, Injuring Another

Washington – ( Recent News ) According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, a man from Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday for a shooting in the Northeast in 2021 that left one man dead and another injured.

In the second-floor hallway of an apartment building located in the 2300 block of 4th Street, Northeast, on December 10, 2021, DeJuan Bell, 47, discharged a revolver at least seven times, according to evidence presented in court.

Court records indicate that Bell shot at two unarmed individuals, killing Davon Childs and wounding another.

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According to court officials, Bell entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder on March 1, 2024.

Following Bell’s 24-year prison term, a judge mandated that he serve five years of probation.

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