Bell and Green are suspects in the high-profile shooting deaths of Bri-Yanna Williams and Koredresse ‘Kory’ Tyson in July 2021. The incident took place at the home of George Taylor, III, chief operating officer for Tru Colors Brewery, and son of the company’s founder, George Taylor, Jr. — which has lent the ‘Tru Colors killing’ moniker to the case.
Tru Colors hired active gang members as part of its social mission to deter gang-related violence in Wilmington. It shuttered in 2022.
Bell and Green have been in the New Hanover County Detention Center since they were arrested in August 2021; their trial has faced numerous delays. Last year, a third suspect, Raquel Adams, was convicted, and prosecutors apparently hope to use some of the same evidence from his case in the current trial…