NORFOLK, Va. — A man has been found guilty of shooting and killing Ali Muhammad, the son of a well-known community activist, in Norfolk’s Ocean View neighborhood over two years ago.

A jury found 28-year-old Jalen Garces guilty of second-degree murder and firearm use in a felony on Thursday.

The jury's verdict marks the end of the four-day murder trial.

Ali's father, Bilal Muhammad, a well-known activist who has worked for years to prevent gun violence in Hampton Roads, testified on the first day of trial, recounting his son's final words.

He was on the phone when he heard his son plead, “Move that gun out of my face,” moments before the sound of a gunshot.

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