VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A jury found Markal Cook guilty of second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection to the shooting death of Jeyani Upshur, 15, outside the Mount Trashmore carnival more than two years ago.
The jury took about three hours to reach its verdict.
Jury sees police interview of murder suspect in teen death at Mount Trashmore
Upshur died after she was shot once in the back of her neck in May 2024, with the bullet passing through her carotid artery and jugular vein, according to testimony from forensic pathologist Dr. Wendy Gunther.
Cook, now 21, had told officers he was not involved in the fight, did not have a gun on him and had to run from at least four people who were chasing him…