DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a defense motion to suppress evidence against a defendant accused of a 2022 fatal shooting in a hearing on Oct. 15.
Howard Fritts, 60, is charged with first-degree felony murder while armed and attempting to commit robbery for his alleged involvement in the May 29, 2022 fatal shooting of 46-year-old Charlie Miller on the 900 block of 9th Street, NW. According to court documents, Fritts allegedly grabbed Miller’s cell phone from his hands before the two fought in the street and Miller was shot in the head.
At the hearing, Judge Brandt noted that US Park Police stopped Fritts on June 1, 2022, on the 1300 block of M Street, NW, after viewing surveillance video of a suspect described as wearing a light-colored T-shirt, khaki shorts, and black sneakers…