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Secoriea Turner murder: Detective testifies
The trial for the murder of eight-year-old Secoriea Turner continued friday with testimony from an Atlanta police detective who worked the case. Julian Conley faces multiple charges including malice murder, felony murder, and gang related offenses.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Jurors in the murder trial of Julian Conley, accused in the 2020 shooting death of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner, heard from an Atlanta police detective Friday who outlined evidence gathered in the case.
APD detective takes the stand
What we know:
Detective Jarion Shephard testified about video evidence used to identify Conley, telling jurors that eight bullets were fired into the vehicle from outside. Prosecutors played portions of the recordings in court. At one point, defense attorneys asked for a mistrial, arguing Shephard improperly identified Conley in surveillance footage despite the judge’s earlier warning. The judge denied the request but reminded the detective of the instructions before allowing him to continue testifying.
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FULL: Secoriea Turner murder trial day three
Testimony from state witnesses continued on Thursday in the trial of Julian Jamal Conley, the man accused in the 2020 shooting death of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner.
Secoriea Turner's mother testifies
The backstory:
Emotional testimony from the mother of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner marked the second day of Julian Conley’s murder trial in Fulton County Superior Court.
Charmaine Turner described how her daughter was riding in the back seat of a Jeep on July 4, 2020, when gunfire erupted near a barricade at Pryor Road and University Avenue, where armed men had gathered during protests.
Turner told jurors she saw men with guns as her friend Omar Ivey drove, moments before shots were fired. Both Turner and Ivey recounted the chaos that followed, including the desperate drive to the hospital as Turner tried to find her daughter’s pulse. Secoriea was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Atlanta Medical Center.
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Secoriea Turner murder: Trial continues into day 3
Prosecutors argue Julian Conley, then 19, deliberately fired into the vehicle, while defense attorneys counter that witnesses described the shooter as dressed in black, not red, which Conley was wearing that night. The defense declined to cross-examine Turner, who testified quietly for about 40 minutes.
Prosecutors argue Conley, then 19, deliberately fired into the vehicle, while defense attorneys counter that witnesses described the shooter as dressed in black, not red, which Conley was wearing that night. The defense declined to cross-examine Turner, who testified quietly for about 40 minutes.
Conley faces charges of malice murder, felony murder and gang-related offenses. His co-defendant, Jerrion McKinney, recently entered an Alford plea and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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What's next:
The trial is expected to continue into next week.