A Mecklenburg County jury rejected a self-defense claim and found a 34-year-old man guilty of a 2020 shooting that killed a father and wounded the victim’s son.
The defendant, Jamie Briggs, was convicted of second-degree murder, along with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill while inflicting serious injury, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Superior Court Judge Timothy J. Rooks then sentenced Briggs to serve 538 to 680 months in prison.
The victims were Roscoe Wright Sr., 57, and his son, Roscoe Wright Jr…