Man found guilty in 2023 shooting of trans woman in D.C. apartment building
A D.C. Superior Court jury on Sept. 24 found a D.C. man guilty of aggravated assault while armed and four additional gun related charges for the Nov.
29, 2023, shooting of a female transgender sex worker in a Northeast Washington apartment building. Following a four-week trial, the jury found Jerry Tyree, 46, guilty of one count of aggravated assault while armed, one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, two counts of felony possession of a firearm, and one count of attempted possession of liquid PCP.
The jury found him not guilty of a single count of attempted unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur scheduled a sentencing hearing for Dec.
13, 2024. Under the D.C. criminal code, Tyree faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 to 30 years in prison. Testimony by key prosecution witnesses, including D.C.
