JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Deliberations stretched late into Wednesday night in the murder trial of two Jacksonville men accused in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Prince Holland and the wounding of four others, as two separate juries struggled to reach a verdict after hours.

Each defendant, Kentrevious Garard and Marcel Johnson, is being judged by a different jury. Neither panel had reached a decision.

Jurors began weighing evidence after closing arguments earlier in the day, following the recounting of events in December 2022, when prosecutors say 22 shots were fired into a car at the intersection of Moncrief and New Kings Road. Inside the vehicle were Holland, three other teens, and their adult coach.

The state contends Garard pulled the trigger while Johnson acted as the getaway driver.

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