An eyewitness to a murder testified before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on Nov. 9 that the man sitting near the victim was “smiling nervously” as he calmly walked away from the scene at a soccer field.
Pedro Funes, 36, 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 one year for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Arnold Solis on July 26, 2023, on the 2200 block of Champlain Street, NW. Solis sustained one gunshot wound to his chin that exited through his temple.
The eyewitness testified that he was playing soccer when he heard a sound he first took for a firecracker. Then, he said he saw smoke coming from terrace steps near the tennis courts…