TAMPA, Fla. - Jury selection begins Monday in Tampa in the trial of Alicia Andrews, the first of five defendants charged in the death of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio .

The backstory:

Prosecutors say Andrews acted as a lookout in the early morning hours of June 23, 2024, tracking the 26-year-old artist, whose real name was Charles Jones, as he celebrated his birthday in Tampa before he was cornered in a hotel parking lot.

That’s where investigators say three gunmen opened fire, killing Jones and injuring three others.

Surveillance video recorded three shooters firing at his vehicle in the parking lot, killing him.

Jones was a part of the 6 Block Gang, according to Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw. TPD said the feud between 6 Block and its rival gangs, ATK and 1200, spanned over

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