Home News Cait Stoddard February 27th, 2024 - 5:32 PMAccording to theguardian.com, two men have been convicted of alleged murder in the 2002 slaying of Jam Master Jay, a member of hip-hop group Run-DMC. Earlier today, a Brooklyn jury found Karl Jordan Jr and Ronald Washington guilty, which prompted commotion in the courtroom. Both men had allegedly been charged with one count of alleged murder while engaged in alleged narcotics trafficking and one count of alleged firearm-related murder for the fatal shooting of Jason Mizell, better known as Jam Master Jay. Prosecutors allegedly claimed that the fatal shooting allegedly happened in response to Mizell allegedly cutting Washington and Jordan out of a potentially lucrative cocaine distribution deal. They claimed that the men allegedly went to Mizell’s recording studio in Queens, where Jordan allegedly fired two shots at Mizell at close range that killed him.

Source: The Guardian February 28, 2024 01:47 UTC