Judge Corrects Sentencing Error for Defendant Who Fatally Shot Son in Face - DC Witness

Judge Corrects Sentencing Error for Defendant Who Fatally Shot Son in Face - DC Witness

In a hearing on July 17, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz corrected an impermissible sentence he accidentally imposed for a fatal shooting defendant, but declined to reduce his overall prison time. JD Wheeler, 27, was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2025 to five years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. The charge stems from a Nov. 24, 2021 incident on the 2300 block of Chester Street, SE, when Wheeler accidentally shot his two-year-old son Legend W…