A driver of a Maserati who responded to the cut shooting at a woman’s car and then turning around and shooting at passersby in Washington, D.C., was sentenced Monday to more than 32 years in prison, prosecutors said.
The woman was hit in the arm during the shooting perpetrated by Kenneth Miles Davis Jr. on May 19, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a statement. The woman’s 5- and 11-year-old children were in her car, authorities said.
Davis, 45, was convicted by a jury in January of one count of assault with intent to kill while armed, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
His attorney, Marnitta L. King, said Davis has already informed the court he will appeal. “Mr. Davis will continue to fight to prove his innocence,” she said.
The violence erupted around 5 p.m. when Davis, who felt blocked in traffic, got out of his Maserati GranTurismo and shot at the woman’s car, authorities said.
Surveillance video showed the gunman getting out and shooting at the woman’s car as she drove away. He then turned and pointed the gun at the people behind him before leaving the frame.
Davis fired 13 shots — six at the woman’s car and seven at bystanders, prosecutors said. No one except the woman was shot. The 5-year-old was injured by broken glass.
The woman whose car was shot at identified Davis in a police photo lineup, saying “it was him” and “I’m sure, my heart is pounding,” according to a police arrest warrant affidavit.
In a letter to the judge filed in May, Davis said he maintains his innocence and does not believe he received a fair trial.
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