WASHINGTON — Two D.C. teenagers accused of shooting up a car outside of their own high school and injuring one of their classmates were in front of a judge Tuesday. Azhari Graves, 18, and Saki Frost, 17, were caught on surveillance cameras before and after the May 3 shooting. Attorneys went through the surveillance footage in court.
Now, a judge must decide whether each of the teens, who are seniors at Dunbar, will face two felony counts of assault with intent to kill — one for a young man in a passing car, and a second in connection to the student who was grazed by a stray bullet while she was standing in her second-floor classroom.
The Graves family did not want to talk outside the courthouse after Tuesday's hours-long preliminary hearing. The prosecution went through every detail of surveillance videos from the morning of the shooting. Police say Graves and Frost, who is being charged as an adult, were caught on camera shooting at a passing car.
In court, WUSA9 learned five people who were inside the Chevy Cruze were at Dunbar that morning talking to a group of girls. The five drove off, but were called back. When they returned, prosecutors say the defendants opened fire.
A total of 22 shell casings were recovered on the ground, with six bullet holes seen on the high school building. One bullet, went through the window and grazed the student's head.
Court documents say her teacher immediately saw blood pouring from her head.
Defense attorneys argued that there is no evidence the defendants intended to harm the student in the classroom. The defense also argued the judge should agree with the original ruling by another judge, and find no probable cause to charge the pair with a second count of assault with intent to kill.
But the prosecution says the evidence shows the two defendants shot toward the high school, and at the car with the young man, in a barrage of gunfire that ultimately injured the student.
The hearing continues Wednesday. The defendants remain held without bond.
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