WASHINGTON — A D.C. man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after police say he randomly shot at vehicles and passers-by on a busy street in the Petworth neighborhood last September.
On Sept. 7, 2016, 23-year-old Marc Jeffers, armed with a semi-automatic handgun, walked down Georgia Avenue NW toward Randolph Street. He shot the gun into the ground, toward people, at passing vehicles and at a bus, according to D.C. police.
During Jeffers’ shooting spree, a D.C. police officer approached him and ordered he drop his gun. When Jeffers ignored the officer’s orders and continued shooting, the officer shot at Jeffers twice to disarm him, according to the government’s evidence.
Jeffers fell to the ground and was taken into custody.
Jeffers, a D.C. resident, pleaded guilty to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence during a March 2017 hearing.
On Thursday, Judge Hiram E. Puig-Lugo accepted the plea, which called for a 10-year prison term. Following his prison term, Jeffers will be placed on a period of supervised release.
Jeffers’ attorney, Douglas Wood, said he believes the sentence is fair and that his client has drug issues which he hopes to address in prison.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
