A week after the State Attorney’s Office released body camera footage and 911 calls related to the 2022 shooting death of Jared Bridegan, two of those accused in a murder-for-hire plot in his death will appear in court Friday.

Bridegan’s ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, and her estranged husband, Mario Fernandez, are scheduled for a pre-trial hearing in the case, which has garnered national attention since the father of four was killed in an ambush shooting in February 2022.

Fernandez and Gardner are both under indictment for first-degree murder and other charges. Prosecutors allege they orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot to kill Bridegan.

The evidence released last week by the State Attorney’s Office provided new insight into the chaotic moments surrounding Bridegan’s shooting.

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