LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) - Jury deliberation in the trial for the murder of a 12-year-old in Lake City will begin on Wednesday afternoon after the prosecution and defense rested their case.

On Wednesday, prosecutors continued to present their case against Jayden Burch, 17 . He’s accused of shooting into a home on Northwest Long Street in August 2023, killing Mariah Smith, 12 .

Prosecutors say the day of the shooting, a fight broke out at school involving the victim’s brother, Todrion Jenkins, which got him kicked off the football team and suspended for ten days.

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Mariah was sitting on the couch when a bullet entered the home and struck her in the head. Her family members filled th

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