Wyatt Swan, Sentenced for Gunning Down Wife in DC Parking Lot

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

WASHINGTON – Wyatt Swan, 48, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 24 years in prison for the 2024 murder of Teresa Francisco, 52, in Northeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department.

            Swan pleaded guilty on January 24, 2025, to second-degree murder while armed. Honorable Jason Park of the D.C. Superior Court ordered Swan to serve five years of supervised release.

            According to the government’s evidence, at approximately 1:00 p.m., on October 1, 2024, Swan shot and killed his wife, Teresa Francisco, in and around their apartment complex in the 900 block of Eastern Avenue, Northeast.  The defendant first shot his wife with a pistol in their shared apartment. When she ran for her life and hid in a nearby work van, Swan pursued her and fired numerous shots into the van, killing her. The defendant then fled the scene, evading police.

            Swan was arrested on October 2, 2024, with the assistance of the Prince George's County Police Department.

            In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Chief Smith commended the work of those who investigated the case from the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office and expressed appreciation for the assistance provided by the Prince George’s County Police Department. They also commended the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Evans, who prosecuted the case.