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By
Carmen Gregg
- January 24, 2025
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Daquan Parker, 27, was probably excluded from two out of four DNA samples linked to a homicide that took place on March 9, 2024.
Parker is currently on trial as the alleged killer of Rasheed Lindsey, 19. Jan. 24 marked the third day of Parker’s jury trial, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore. Parker is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count each of use of a firearm in a felony crime, conspiracy to use a firearm in a felony crime, and having a handgun on his person.
During the execution of a search and seizure warrant five days after the shooting, detectives found two firearms in an oven while searching an apartment linked to Gerald McEachern, 23, a co-defendant on the case.
These firearms were tested for DNA evidence, while the door of the oven that housed the firearms was not tested for DNA or fingerprint evidence.
The firearms included DNA evidence that very likely matched McEachern. During witness testimony, a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) forensic scientist said that Parker can be neither included nor excluded from other DNA samples recovered from the firearms.
A BPD detective present during the search and seizure testified to the court that another police officer chased McEachern into the apartment that morning. That detective did not have any prior involvement in the case and could not give insight into the chase.
This trial is ongoing.