Marcus King, 22, of Northwest Washington, Andrew Dudley, 22, of Northeast and Christopher Proctor, 28, of Northwest each pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Cleveland native Matthew Shlonsky, a financial analyst and a 2014 American University graduate. All three men opened fire that afternoon, prosecutors said, and it is not clear whose bullet struck Shlonsky. After the hearing in D.C. Superior Court, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Misler said the shooting that killed Shlonsky also endangered many others. Prosecutors say King and Proctor fired about 17 shots from .40-caliber semiautomatic weapons at Dudley as Dudley stopped the car, then fired shots at the two men. Dudley faces 18½ years for voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and King faces 15 to 20 years for voluntary manslaughter and assault with a dangerous weapon.

Source: Washington Post June 08, 2018 20:09 UTC