The second of three Florida teens was convicted in the murder of a 12-year-old girl who was shot to death while sitting on her couch after the suspects fired more than 20 bullets into her home over a school beef with her brother.

Matthew Rice, now 18, was found guilty of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder in the death of Mariah Smith in Lake City. A jury found 17-year-old Jayden Burch guilty of the same charges in August. The third teen, Jatarious Rashad Fluellen, is still awaiting trial.

Lake City police responded shortly after 9 p.m. Aug. 24, 2023 , to a home on NW Long Street to a report of a person shot. When they arrived they found Mariah suffering from a gunshot wound to her head. First responders pronounced her dead at the scene. Investigators fo

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