By D. Kevin McNeir
Special to the AFRO
On Tuesday, Sept. 3, a Superior Court jury returned guilty verdicts against two men charged in the murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson and an associate who obstructed justice in the case.
The verdicts were announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The jury found Mark Price, 30, and Antonio Murchison, 31, guilty of first-degree murder while armed; conspiracy to commit a crime of violence; participation in a criminal street gang; obstruction of justice; multiple counts of assault with intent to kill while armed and other related firearms offenses. Both men are members of the “Wellington Park Crew.”
Additionally, the jury found Quanisha Ramsuer, 31, guilty of obstruction of justice in connection with the investigation into the murder of Makiyah Wilson.
Sentencing hearings are scheduled for Dec. 13, 2024.
On July 16, 2018, Price, Murchison, and three other individuals who have already been convicted, drove to the Clay Terrace neighborhood armed with guns.
Price, the driver, stopped briefly to allow the other defendants to exit the vehicle. Then, they decided to open fire on the Clay Terrace courtyard, firing more than 50 shots, indiscriminately.
Makiyah Wilson, who was sitting on the front stoop of her home, was killed.
Several other people were wounded. Still, witnesses were unwilling to identify the shooters.
The government presented forensic evidence, statements the defendants made over social media and motive evidence in presenting its case. Ramseur lived in or hung out in the Wellington Park neighborhood most of her life and knew most of the defendants, one of whom she identified as her cousin. She was observed on video surveillance interacting with the defendants as they loaded into the vehicles to drive to Clay Terrace to commit the shooting. She was also observed on video closely engaging with one of the defendants who orchestrated the attack, but who remained behind.
Ramseur steadfastly refused to identify the individuals with whom she was interacting in the video, resulting in the charge of obstruction of justice.
The case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. It was prosecuted and tried by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Laura Bach and Natalie Hynum.
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