Previously Convicted Violent Offender Sentenced to 18 1/2-Year Prison Term for November 2023 Shooting in Northeast D.C.

WASHINGTON – Jerry Tyree, 46, of the District, was sentenced May 6, 2025, to 18 1/2 years* in prison for shooting the victim once in the genitals on Nov. 29, 2023 in the 5900 block of Foote Street NE, announced U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Tyree was found guilty in September 2024 by a D.C. Superior Court jury of aggravated assault while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction, and attempted possession of liquid PCP. Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur also ordered eight years of supervised release.

According to the government’s evidence, the defendant met the victim at the intersection of Eastern Avenue, NE and Foote Street, NE shortly before 2:00 p.m., on Nov. 29, 2023. The two engaged in a consensual sexual encounter in a nearby building shortly thereafter. Tyree then accused the victim of robbing him, and when the victim denied doing so, the defendant pulled out a small silver handgun and shot the victim directly in the genitals. Tyree then fled the scene. Police were called by a neighbor and the victim was transported to the hospital, where the victim underwent multiple surgeries.

A month later, on Dec. 30, 2023, the defendant was arrested in possession of that same small silver handgun less than a mile from the shooting and in possession of several vials, including one that was partially filled with suspected PCP. Tyree was identified as the shooter from Nov. 29, 2023, based on an identification procedure, ballistics evidence, and DNA evidence connecting him to the scene. 

In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Martin and Chief Smith commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department. They also acknowledged the efforts of those who worked on the case from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Assistant U.S. Attorneys Anthony Cocuzza and Daniel Bromwich, who investigated and prosecuted the case.

*Based on the defendant’s prior convictions, including for voluntary manslaughter, the defendant was subject to a sentencing enhancement under D.C. law, which increased his mandatory minimum sentence to 10 years of incarceration and his statutory maximum sentence to 30 years of incarceration.