A Gwinnett County man who shot two people, killing one, in 2021 in retaliation for a recent robbery was convicted Monday and sentenced to life in prison without parole, authorities said.
Makilyn Chavon Manzie, 21, of Loganville, was convicted of malice murder and several other counts, Gwinnett District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said in a news release. Manzie’s trial concluded Friday afternoon and the jury returned its verdict Monday after about four total hours of deliberation, according to the DA.
Manzie was convicted of killing 20-year-old Devond Holmes in a drive-by shooting that injured a second man, Demontries Rule, on March 13, 2021, Austin-Gatson said. Manzie was 17 at the time and Rule was 16.
According to Austin-Gatson, Holmes and Rule were asleep in a car outside Rule’s home on Foxberry Run in Loganville on the morning of the shooting. Rule was awakened by gunfire and found himself with a gunshot wound to the arm and Holmes dead in the front seat, the DA said.
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