Overview

• Two men, Jamal Joiner and Rasheed Martin, have been found guilty of murder and attempted murder in the 2015 shooting that resulted in the death of 7-year-old Amari Brown.
• The shooting, which prosecutors describe as gang-related, also wounded a woman and was intended for another man, highlighting the indiscriminate violence that plagued the neighborhood.
• Jurors convicted both men after separate trials, where each accused the other of being the shooter, demonstrating the complexity of the case.
• The convictions come after a series of trials that shed light on the long-standing gang conflict in the neighborhood and the challenges of witness reliability.
• The verdicts have been seen as a significant step towards addressing the city’s gun violence, which gained national attention following the deaths of Amari Brown and 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee in related incidents.