DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause in a felony murder case based on a detective’s testimony on April 13. A felony murder charge results from a homicide iconnected to another serious felony.
Kevin Hider, 20, is charged with first-degree felony murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Kenneth Barksdale on Dec. 16, 2023, on the 1200 block of 44th Place, SE. Barksdale sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen and arm.
Hider’s co-defendants, 21-year-old Eric Sheffield and 20-year-old D’Andre Montgomery, are charged with conspiracy, first-degree felony murder while armed with aggravating circumstances, and first-degree premeditated murder while armed, among other charges for their alleged involvement in the same incident…