JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jury selection is underway for two men charged in the shooting death of 13-year-old Prince Holland, nearly three years after the teen was killed on his way home from football practice.

Kentrevious Garard and Marcel Johnson are each facing trial on murder charges, with separate juries hearing their cases. Opening statements are expected to begin Wednesday.

Prince’s father, Sammy Holland, said he is choosing to forgive rather than harbor hate toward the men accused of killing his son.

“I don’t believe in my heart and mind that I can ever hate anyone," he said. "I have love for everyone and everything. Even though it hurts, I don’t have any hatred toward those guys. It was a crime they committed, and they have to pay for it with God and here on Earth by the law.”

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