A Florida man has been found guilty of murdering his wife in front of her parents who were at her home to help her.

Shantell Adkins, 37, was found guilty of first-degree murder with a firearm and two counts of aggravated assault after a two-day trial and 17-minute deliberation, the Volusia County State Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday.

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It was Oct. 19, 2023, when a fight broke out between Adkins and his wife, Shawntai Adkins, 34, at their Fulton Street home in Daytona Beach. As the argument escalated, she called her parents, according to authorities, asking for their help.

When Shawntai Adkins’ parents arrived and led their daughter out of h

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