Overview

• The panel began deliberations Tuesday morning after receiving instructions and ended the day without a verdict, with talks set to resume Wednesday.
• Five men — Zvante Sampson, Jaylin Bedward, James Denson, Quandarious Hammond and Andrew Thompson — face murder charges in the August 2021 shooting.
• Prosecutors describe a coordinated ambush captured on surveillance video, saying roughly 40 rounds were fired and that collective action establishes liability.
• Defense attorneys argue the case relies on circumstantial evidence, noting the fatal bullet cannot be matched to any recovered gun and disputing the state’s narrative of events.
• During closing arguments, Sampson interrupted with an outburst, was removed, the judge denied a mistrial, instructed jurors to disregard the remarks, and allowed Sampson to watch by video from a holding cell.