After a two-week trial, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia has rendered a guilty verdict against Kylee Palmer, 25, of second-degree murder while armed, among other charges in connection to a 2020 shooting in Southeast, D.C., which resulted in the death of a 60-year-old innocent bystander, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office yesterday.
The jury found Palmer guilty of several charges, including second-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, felony destruction of property, and tampering with evidence. Barron Goodwin, an unintended victim, was fatally shot in the head as he slept on his couch during the daytime attack, which unfolded on February 12, 2020, according to the evidence presented in court. The Honorable Rainey Brandt has set the sentencing for December 12, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
The case, which sprang from a dispute with an ex-girlfriend over a stolen cell phone, heightened to violence when Palmer, driving a stolen black Nissan Altima alongside an accomplice, fired into a home on 51st Street Southeast, and minutes following the grave act, Palmer proceeded to burn the vehicle in an alley near the 800 block of Chesapeake Street Southeast.
In their statement, U.S. Attorney Graves and Chief Smith extended commendations to the Metropolitan Police Department for their diligent investigative work and also acknowledged the U.S. Marshals Service, and FBI CAST team, for their contributions, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ryan Sellinger, Christopher Carson, Lisa Lindhorst, and Julia Cosans received recognition for their efforts in investigating, indicting, and successfully prosecuting the case.
