A jury on Wednesday found a West Palm Beach man not guilty of two felony charges, including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, after a shooting between people in two vehicles killed a man near Palm Beach.
Nikobra Stringer, 27, was acquitted in the Palm Beach County Courthouse.
Another defendant, Quinton Henderson, 32, has not had his trial yet.
At 12:28 a.m. May 9, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a shooting at the intersection of Congress Avenue and Westgate Avenue, south of Okeechobee Boulevard.
They located a 2023 BMW that crashed north of the intersection because of being struck by gunfire. An unidentified man’s body also was found close by.
Deputies also found another vehicle, a white Volkswagen SUV unoccupied, in the parking lot of 1033 North Congress Ave., that had heavy front-end damage and several bullet defects. The two vehicles were about 275 feet apart.
Stringer was found near the BMW bleeding from a gunshot wound to the left arm. He told detectives he was walking along Congress Avenue when he heard gunshots. Investigators determined his information was not consistent with physical evidence, including surveillance that showed him exiting the BMW.