Tahir A. Dixon will face trial on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a minor, recklessly endangering another person and carrying a firearm without a license District Judge Aaron Biichle ruled, following a Thursday morning preliminary hearing.

The charges stem from a Sept. 28, 2024, incident in which shots were fired at a black Nissan traveling north along Second Avenue.

A juvenile witness familiar with Dixon, 18, through his friendship with one of her cousins was the sole witness to the incident called by Assistant District Attorney Jessica Feese.

She was retrieving items from her mom’s vehicle when she observed Dixon and another individual only identified as “Three Times” walking in the area shortly before shots rang out.

“I was kind of shocked and ran back in the house,” the youth said.

Under cross examination by Deputy Public Defender Matthew Welickovitch, however, the witness stated that she had merely glanced at the individuals for a second from roughly 25 feet away, adding that Dixon, who was 17-years-old at the time of the incident, was wearing a light blue hoodie with the hood drawn and possibly a surgical-style mask.

She further stated that she did not witness any interactions between Dixon and the Nissan prior to the shooting.

Dixon was not positively identifiable in surveillance video from near the shooting, city police agent Aaron LeVan admitted during questioning by Welickovitch, though he admitted that none of the videos had been enhanced.

No evidence linking Dixon to the shooting was discovered during a search warrant executed on Dixon’s residence, 604 Thomas Ave.

Though seven shots were reportedly fired at the vehicle, only three casings were found at the scene.

Additionally, neither the occupants of the Nissan nor the individual known as “Three Times” have ever been identified by police, LeVan testified.

“The prosecution’s entire case rests on the identification made by a 14-year-old witness, who saw the individuals for a second from 25 feet away,” Welickovitch said in arguing for the charges to be dismissed.

“There is nothing else to connect my client to the shooting,” he said.

Though Biichle ruled otherwise, Dixon was made eligible for pre-trial services, formerly known as supervised bail, under which he may be released without bail, pending his approval for the program and his home site.

No trial date has been set at this time.