Two gang members accused of luring a 9-year-old into a Chicago alley to kill him as revenge have been found guilty of first-degree murder
Morgan, 31, showed no emotion when the verdict was announced one day after fellow gang member Dwright Doty was convicted of first-degree murder. The jury deliberated about 10 hours since Thursday. Doty, 22, with Morgan and another defendant waiting nearby, lured the boy from a park into an alley and shot him pointblank in the head, prosecutors said. Tyshawn's small body was left crumpled on the concrete in a case that shocked a city long accustomed to gang violence.
There was a gunshot wound to the head, a bullet graze wound to his right upper back, and a superficial wound to the right forearm.Prosecutors showed jurors a photo of Tyshawn's lying in the alley. "Tyshawn, nine years old, trusted this guy," Assistant States Attorney Patrick Waller later told the jury that will decide Doty's fate."He preyed on the naivete of a nine-year-old. He was able to lure Tyshawn out of the safety of the park.
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