Source: Office of United States Attorneys
WASHINGTON – Travone Henderson, 21, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today for shooting two individuals in the middle of the day on November 13, 2023, near a Columbia Heights shopping center, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Henderson pleaded guilty on February 28, 2024, to assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Today, Superior Court Judge Jason Park sentenced Henderson to serve a total of eight years’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for the two offenses.
According to the government’s evidence, with which Henderson agreed, on November 13, 2023, at around 12:30 p.m., Henderson walked on the sidewalk on 14th Street Northwest past the DC USA shopping center entrance. Henderson passed the victim, who was standing on the sidewalk speaking to a man. Abruptly, Henderson turned towards the victim and rushed at him with a firearm. The victim ran and Henderson attempted to move the victim’s companion in an effort to grab the victim. Henderson then fired several times at the fleeing victim. The victim and a passing bystander each sustained a bullet wound to their legs. Henderson immediately fled on foot.
In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith commended the work of those investigating the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They acknowledged the efforts of those who worked on the case from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Carlton, who prosecuted the case.