KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Three Knoxville man will stand trial for murder in the March killing of a 16-year-old in East Knoxville.

Ayden Russo was shot and killed March 24 in the yard of a home on Louis Avenue.

A grand jury has returned felony murder counts against Jaylyn Hudson, 21, Jayden Conwell, 20, and Ladamion Julian, 21, in the case.

Russo was shot in the night. Authorities found shell casings in the yard.

The indictment alleges the three young men killed Russo in the commission of a robbery. They tried to take a 9mm pistol from him, the indictment alleges.

The document also charges Hudson with a robbery that occurred in March before the killing and with a theft that occurred about a week after the killing. Hudson also is charged with vandalism for an incident that occurred in Ap

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