Opinion ID: 2320924
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Muhammad's Statement

Text: Muhammad's redacted confession, as read to the jury, contained references to Marks' house and Muhammad's presence at Marks' house on the night of the shooting: Q. Okay, Mr. Muhammad, we're investigating an incident that happened on August 20th, at about 9:30, on Pennsylvania Avenue, the 3800 block of Fairfax Village. It was on a Tuesday evening at about 9:30. Could you tell us what happened that particular night? A. I went over there and I had my deuce-deuce. I had turned around and seen these two guys, three dudes. They were standing on Pennsylvania Avenue. They were down by, I think it was by a bank. They were leaning up against a wall. So I seen them. So I knew that since they were out, that they was with Fairfax Village because they were out there. I hopped out of the car and hopped out of the car with my gun. I chased them. And they laid in the grass. And I just started shooting. That's all that happened. Then I ran back and jumped in the car and went back down Pennsylvania Avenue. But if  but if I had known that the 12 year old, that young, I would not have shot him because I didn't know he was that young. I really  I couldn't really see because it was dark outside and I was looking from a distance. And when I got out of the car, they ran around the corner. I still couldn't tell because they were running around the corner. But when they ran on the grass, I still couldn't tell. That was  that it was happening so fast. Q. Okay. Let's go back to where you came from over on Gaylord. Where were you before you got to Pennsylvania Avenue? A. Just standing on Gaylord. Q. You got a particular place on Gaylord? A. No, I was outside for a while, then I was at Tony's house for a minute. But then I just went outside for a while. Then I left from outside. Q. Okay, you mentioned something about another Tony. A. Yeah, Tony, I don't know his last name. I just know Tony. Lives on Brookfield. Q. Brookfield. Okay. Where on Brookfield, do you know? A. At the top. Q. The top. Does he have any family members that you know of? A. He got a sister. Q. A sister. You know his sister's name? A. I think her name is Sherry. Q. Okay. So that Tony was with you? A. Yeah. [10] Q. Okay. And what did he do on Pennsylvania Avenue, do you remember? A. He had the one shot. And he  he ain't really get out. He got out of the car. I think he shot it. But he ain't shoot nobody because he was like too  too far back. And then when he shot, I guess it just hit that  probably the one that hit the sign or whatever, the Fairfax Village sign or whatever. Q. After you come back from the shooting, where  where did you go from there? A. Came back from the shooting, I went and put my gun in my house. Then I stayed in for a while and then I came back down. Q. Did you ever go back to Tony's house on Gaylord Drive that night? A. I don't think that I remember. I think probably I did. I don't know. I can't really remember what I did. But I know I went home and put my gun in the house. Then I came back down later that night. Q. Do you remember going inside of his house or watching TV? A. No, because there was  matter of fact, I remember because I took my gun in the house and then I went and burnt the car. I went to burn the car. Then I was standing out on Brookfield.