A Boone County jury on Thursday reached a verdict in the murder case over the shooting death of 37-year-old Demetrius Ware on May 8, 2022.

A jury found Isaac Bryant of Columbia guilty as charged of second-degree murder and armed criminal action following a three-day trial, online court records show.

Ware was found with a gunshot wound after police responded to the 800 block of Grand Avenue around 12:30 a.m. May 8, 2022. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to past KOMU 8 reporting .

On the day of the shooting, Bryant's ex-girlfriend told investigators that Ware, whom she had children with, was at her home, according to court documents cited in past KOMU 8 reporting . She said Bryant stopped by while Ware was outside and that she heard gunshots

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