Two Wellington Park Gang Members Sentenced For The 2018 Shooting Death Of A Young Child
Friday, July 18, 2025, 8:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- Last Friday, two members of the violent D.C. Wellington Park street gang learned they could possibly die in federal prison after being sentenced collectively to over a century in prison for the 2018 shooting death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson of Northeast, D.C.
According to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, on Friday, July 11, 2025, Mark Price, 30, and Antonio Murchison, 31, both of the District of Columbia, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and were sentenced. Price was sentenced to 600 months in federal prison, and Murchison was sentenced to 864 months in federal prison for their convictions in September 2024.
Price And Murchison Were Convicted Last Year
On September 3, 2024, both Price and Murchison were each found guilty of first-degree Murder While Armed; Conspiracy to Commit a Crime of Violence; Participation in a Criminal Street Gang; Obstruction of Justice; multiple counts of Assault with Intent to Kill While Armed, and related firearms offenses.
During the same trial, the jury found Quanisha Ramsuer, 31, guilty of Obstruction of Justice in connection with the investigation into the fatal shooting of Makiyah Wilson.
According To Evidence Presented At During TheTrial
According to the evidence presented at trial, on July 16, 2018, Price and Murchison, along with three other individuals, drove to the Clay Terrace neighborhood in Northeast, D.C., armed with guns. Price, who was driving, briefly stopped to allow the other defendants to exit the vehicle. Upon leaving the vehicle, they opened fire on the Clay Terrace courtyard, firing more than 50 rounds.
An innocent bystander, Makiyah, was struck by random gunfire while she was sitting on the front stoop of her home, resulting in her death. Several other people were struck and injured in the shooting.
U.S. Attorney Pirro commended the investigative work of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, which resulted in the successful prosecutions of Price and Murchison.
