» ‘Eyes Open Like He Had Just Seen a Ghost,’ Claims Witness of Murder Suspect

Jurors in DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz’s courtroom heard an acquaintance testify that ahomicide defendant fled the scene with “eyes open like he had just seen a ghost,” on Jan. 20.

Malik Seltzer, 30, also known as “Freak,” is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year. Seltzer was allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Paris Odemns on the 400 block of 1st Street, SE on Sept. 15, 2021.

According to court documents, Odemns sustained five gunshot wounds…

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