Previously Convicted Killer Gets 15 Years for March 2025 Shooting, November 2025 Possession of ‘Ghost Gun’

WASHINGTON - Abdul Fields, 30, a previously convicted felon residing in the District, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 180 months in federal prison in connection with a March 2025 street shooting and a separate November 2025 incident in which he possessed a loaded ghost gun, both while he was on supervised release for a prior manslaughter conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

"Despite multiple prior convictions, Abdul Fields persistently and dangerously armed himself, endangered the community, and demonstrated a clear disregard for the law," said U.S. Attorney Pirro. "Today's sentence reflects the seriousness of his conduct and our commitment to protecting the residents of the District from violent gun offenders."

Fields pleaded guilty on June 3, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon to assault with a dangerous weapon and to possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, both in violation of D.C. Code, as well as unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon, a federal offense. In addition to the 180-month prison term, Judge Leon ordered Fields to serve three years of supervised release.

According to court documents, Fields carried out two illegal firearms offenses within six months while he was on supervised release for a prior voluntary manslaughter conviction.

On March 24, 2025, about 12:26 a.m., Fields was in the crosswalk at the busy intersection of New York Avenue and North Capitol Street NW when he pulled out a pistol and fired it at the driver's side of a passing vehicle. ShotSpotter detected the gunfire, and CCTV footage captured him pulling the firearm from his coat pocket and discharging a round as the vehicle made a routine right turn.

Ninety seconds later, Fields entered the nearby Tyler House Apartments, where he was living under GPS monitoring. Police recovered a nine-millimeter casing in the middle of the crosswalk and later linked it, through NIBIN analysis, to a ghost gun found in Fields' residence during the execution of a search warrant.

On November 19, 2025, MPD officers arrested Fields on an outstanding warrant for simple assault after spotting him outside Tyler House Apartments. During a search incident to arrest, officers recovered a loaded ghost gun - an untraceable, privately manufactured firearm without a serial number -- tucked into his waistband.

Fields attempted to reach for the gun, struggled with officers, and headbutted one of them during the encounter. Moments after the gun was recovered, Fields told officers, referencing the recovery of the firearm, "S**t I'll be back. That s**t ain't nothing." When the officer responded, "You're a felon too," Fields replied, "I don't give a f**k. Eat my d**k…I'm superman."

The firearm, which lacked a serial number, was loaded with one round in the chamber and 11 additional rounds in the magazine.

Fields' convictions in this case mark at least his third and fourth gun related offenses since 2013. His criminal history includes a 2013 armed robbery and the 2014 killing of Donta Thrower behind Tyler House Apartments, for which he served more than eight years in prison. After his release in February 2024, Fields repeatedly violated supervision and continued to arm himself with illegal firearms.

This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Washington Field Division.

The matter was prosecuted under the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful initiative by Assistant U.S. Attorney Travis Wolf.  

Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful supports President Trump's Executive Order that cracks down on gun violence, prioritizes federal firearms violations, pursues tougher penalties, and seeks detention for federal firearms violators.   

Evidence photo of the 'ghost gun' discovered on Fields' person on November 19, 2025

A surveillance camera captured an image of Fields shooting at a passing car at the intersection of New York Ave. and North Capital Street NW.

In this surveillance photo, Fields (circled) looks back at the vehicle prior to firing the shot

Police found the ghost gun from the shooting inside a shoe box in one of the apartment's bedrooms.

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