Andre Hicks, 40, pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder while armed in connection to the death of Southeast DC resident Daniel Adams in November 2023.
Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentenced Hicks to 25 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, authorities announced on Friday.
On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found Adams in the 1300 block of Florida Avenue NE suffering from gunshot wounds.
According to prosecutors, Hicks approached several people, including Adams, on the day of the shooting who were standing outside a Benning Road address.
After walking up to the building and going up its front stairs, Hicks stood for a moment by the front door, looking back in the direction of Adams, they added. He then pulled a gun out of his pants and held it to his side, away from and out of view of the victim.
With the gun out, Hicks started to slowly walk back down the steps in front of that building toward where Adams was standing. Once he got within a few feet of his victim, Hicks drew his gun up, pointed it at him, and started firing repeatedly.