ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Jury deliberations have begun in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing an 8-year-old girl during police protests in 2020.

Julian Conley faces a number of charges, including murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, property damage and violating Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, court records show.

Prosecutors argue Conley fired the shot that killed Secoriea Turner, but Conley has pleaded not guilty.

Jurors began deliberating after closing arguments Thursday.

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On July 4, 2020, Turner and her mother were driving home when they ran into a barricade by the burned-out southwest Atlanta Wendy’s where a p

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