Khalid Claggett, 42, of Washington, D.C., was convicted by a Superior Court jury for charges related to the fatal shooting of Isaac Aull, Jr. in June 2021. The verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine F. Pirro.
Claggett was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter while armed, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm due to a prior felony conviction. Sentencing is set for May 15, 2026.
Evidence presented at trial showed that on June 11, 2021, an exchange of gunfire occurred between Claggett and Aull following an ongoing feud related to the earlier killing of Aull’s brother. According to authorities, Aull and another individual followed Claggett to a Walgreens parking lot on Rhode Island Avenue NE and fired at him while he sat in an SUV.
Claggett returned fire as Aull ran away toward Franklin Street NE, hitting him in the neck and causing him to fall into the street. After returning to the parking lot and changing his appearance, Claggett pursued Aull again. He approached Aull as he lay wounded near an ambulance and attempted to shoot him; when his weapon jammed, he left briefly before coming back to shoot Aull eight more times while he was unarmed and on the ground.
Claggett was arrested on June 25, 2021, and has remained in custody since then.
Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined U.S. Attorney Pirro in announcing the verdict. The case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Rashmika Nedungadi and Dan Seidel.
