DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz accepted expert testimony from a psychologist indicating a defendant’s alleged involvement in a shooting may have been imperfect self-defense triggered by a post-traumatic stress response, during a hearing on Feb. 3.
Khalid Claggett, 42, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict, for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Isaac Aull Jr, 30, on the 1600 block of Franklin Street NE, on June 11, 2021.
All of Claggett’s charges have an aggravating circumstance of being committed during release for an unrelated matter during the incident…