Drive-by shooters who sprayed bullets near a Southeast Washington D.C. elementary school have been sentenced to federal prison.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Washington Field Division, and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the sendencings.
Rasheed Mullins, 27, and Josiah Warfield, 24, both of Washington, D.C., were sentenced to 90 months and 100 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in the April 2024 drive-by shooting near the 2800 block of Bruce Place, SE.
Mullins and Warfield pleaded guilty on January 27, 2025, to single counts of assault with intent to kill while armed. Judge Carl J. Nichols also ordered them each to serve five years of supervised release.
According to court documents, Mullins was driving a red Kia SUV as it chased a grey Mercedes. Warfield, armed with a Glock 19, and another man, wielding a Draco assault rifle, leaned out of the SUV’s windows and fired multiple shots at the Mercedes, hitting it three times.
Mullins continued to chase the Mercedes until losing control of the SUV and crashing it near where two PGPD detectives were standing as they investigated an unrelated case. The three men bailed out of the SUV and ran into a nearby wooded area where the officers arrested them.
This case was investigated by the ATF and MPD. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah Martin and Jared English.
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Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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