A second man was convicted today of the apparent gang-related shooting death of an innocent bystander who was struck by gunfire in Long Beach more than three years ago.
The Long Beach jury found Jacquise Wright, 34, of Long Beach, guilty of first-degree murder for the Dec. 4, 2020, shooting that left Alejandra Martinez dead. They also found him guilty of one count each of attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and shooting from a motor vehicle, according to Deputy District Attorney Robert Song.
Wright is due back in court July 8 for sentencing.
Co-defendant Tyquan Benson, 28, of Long Beach, was convicted last July of the same charges, along with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
He was sentenced last October to 50 years to life plus an additional 17 years and eight months in state prison.
During Wright’s trial, the prosecutor told jurors that Martinez — a 36-year-old mother of three — had stopped at a taco truck after work and was fatally shot in crossfire created by Wright and Benson while a group of people were “boxed in and trapped” in the parking lot near Magnolia Avenue and Anaheim Street.