Defendant sentenced to seven months in prison for non-fatal shooting

By Natalie Note
– October 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-lethal shooting | Suspicious |

A defendant in the shooting was sentenced to seven months in prison with credit for time served on Oct. 23 before D.C. Superior Court Judge Jennifer Di Toro.

On August 23, Kevin Seabron, 39, pleaded guilty to unlawful discharge of a firearm and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting at an apartment in the 2300 block of Marion Barry Avenue, SE 18. April 2023.

According to court documents, Seabron possessed a firearm and fired it in the apartment after an argument with his cousin over a phone charger. No injuries were reported.

At the hearing, the defense and public prosecutors demanded a prison sentence of seven months and a year of probation. The prosecution also requested that a stay-at-home order be imposed between Seabron and the victim.

Before Judge Di Toro handed down the sentence, Seaborn addressed the court. He said he is seeing a therapist and taking medication to better control his emotions. Seabron said the situation “could have been much worse and it scared me.”

Seabron also told the court that he had a difficult childhood but no longer feels like he has to hold on to “the things that I went through.”

Judge Di Toro said she commended Seabron for his insight. She sentenced him to seven months, with credit for time served, for the unlawful dismissal of a firearm possession charge and thirty days for his attempted possession of a prohibited firearm charge. The two sets are executed simultaneously.

Taking into account the time Seabron has already served, the defense estimates he has about 25 days left in his sentence.

With this sentence, Seabron also has to serve a year of probation in this case and stay away from the victim. He must also pay $150 to the Victims of Violent Crimes Fund and register as a gun offender.

“You have done important work,” Judge Di Toro said after Seabron’s sentencing.

No further dates have been set.