FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Opening statements took place Wednesday in the trial of Julian Jamal Conley, accused of firing an AR-15-style rifle that killed 8-year-old Secoriea Turner on July 4, 2020.

What we know:

Prosecutors told jurors Conley, a suspected gang member, "consciously, intentionally" aimed at Turner’s family’s Jeep as it passed a barricade near the Wendy’s where protests were ongoing after the police killing of Rayshard Brooks. Jurors heard audio of the moment eight bullets struck the vehicle, including Turner’s cries that she had been shot. The state says evidence places Conley at the scene, wearing red.

Defense attorneys countered that witnesses, including Turner’s mother, described the shooter as dressed in black "like a cop" or "like a bounty hunter," not red. Atlanta Poli

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