WASHINGTON — A Fairfax County man is facing up to 10 years in prison for manslaughter in a 2024 case.

On March 20, Ismael Cruz-Delcid was sitting in his car in a parking lot along Coppermine Road when he saw two acquaintances, both underage. Cruz-Delcid gestured them over to his car. One of the acquaintances was Michai Malave, 14, the other was a person prosecutors identified only as "DT."

Fairfax County prosecutors said Malave and DT were walking home from school when Cruz-Delcid got out of his car and waved them over. Jurors will decide what they believe happened in the next few moments.

According to prosecutors, Cruz-Delcid threw a punch at DT before pulling a gun and shooting Malave twice in the chest and neck. He’s accused of then attempting to shoot DT, but missing. After that, th

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