Suspect found guilty of killing Secoriea Turner outside Atlanta Wendy’s

The jury has convicted the man accused of shooting and killing 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020.

Prosecutors say Julian Conley is the man who fired the shots that killed the girl.

Conley was found guilty on the majority of the 19 charges against him, including murder, felony murder, five counts of aggravated assault and more.

The jury found him not guilty on seven of eight gang charges against him.

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Turner was shot and killed while sitting in a Jeep, while a group protested the death of Rayshard Brooks, who had been killed by police in the Wendy’s parking lot days earlier.

The jury began deliberations on Thursday after attorneys on both sides delivered their closing arguments.

Defense attorney Arnold Ragas wore a red coat in court to show how distinctive the color is. He argued Conley was wearing red the night Turner died, but witnesses reported that the shooter wore all black.

“My closing is brought to you today by the color red,” Ragas said.

Co-defendant Jerrion McKinney previously pleaded guilty to stopping the car the child was in while relatives were trying to get her to a hospital. He was sentenced to 40 years with 20 to serve.

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