A Washington, D.C. man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the fatal shooting of Jeremy Black, 50, on June 29, 2021. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Dearay Wilson, 30, entered his plea before Superior Court Judge Neal E. Kravitz on February 13, 2026. Judge Kravitz ordered that Wilson remain in custody without bond until sentencing, which is scheduled for April 10, 2026.
According to court documents, Wilson and three others armed themselves and drove to Johnson Avenue Northwest. They fired more than 45 rounds at a group outside an apartment building on the 1400 block of R Street Northwest. Black was walking through the area with his wife and two friends after dining at a local restaurant when he was struck by a single bullet to his left torso and killed. After the shooting, Wilson and his co-conspirators fled in a stolen vehicle.
Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined in announcing the plea.
The case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lindsey Merikas, Kathleen Gibbons, and Sarah Santiago. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Sitara Witanachchi indicted the case.
