More than 10 years after a 33-year-old man was fatally gunned down in Fitchburg , another man has been convicted of murder from the killing.

John Yang , of Fitchburg, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the 2013 killing of Shaun Hibbard . Hibbard was 33-years-old at the time of his death and also from Fitchburg.

The verdict followed a week-long trial presented before a jury in Worcester Superior Court, after opening statements began Oct. 6.

Jurors heard from prosecutors and the defense on the events that happened around 4 a.m. on Aug. 3, 2013, on Forest Street in Fitchburg.

Hibbard had been by his vehicle parked along Forest and Charles streets when he and Yang got into a confrontation in the early morning hours.

Hibbard was fatally shot during the argument and ran from

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