Gerald Thomas is accused of killing Dasha Cleary and injuring four others at the hotel in Northwest D.C.
Standing before Judge Laura Cordero in white sneakers and dark clothing, Thomas listened as his lawyer argued that there wasn’t enough evidence to prove that he hadn’t acted in self-defense. His aunt and mother, seated at the back of the courtroom, watched as the judge decided to detain him, pending his preliminary hearing.
Eventually, Thomas went to the Days Inn and persuaded a guest to swipe him into the hotel and onto the elevator, the charging documents said. When he tried to get into the hotel room to see his girlfriend, the partygoers attempted to close the door on him. Then, police said, Thomas pointed a gun into the room and started shooting.Someone within the room returned fire, court documents said, though no additional arrests have been made.
Thomas’ girlfriend was found in the lobby with life-threatening wounds to her stomach and back. A second woman had been shot in the leg. In a series of text messages included in the charging documents, Thomas said he had been talking to his girlfriend at the hotel room when someone else started firing a gun.
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