Trial begins in killing of 21-year-old man during 2023 North Miami Beach robbery

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of 22-year-old Marcus Ealy, accused of fatally shooting 21-year-old Malcolm Johnson Jr. execution style after an armed robbery behind a North Miami Beach gentlemen’s club in 2023.

Prosecutor Gabriela Gonzalez told jurors that the killing was captured on video.

“He took his chain, he took his wallet, and he took his life. The defendant, Marcus Ealy, murdered Marcus Johnson Jr., while robbing him at gunpoint. And the entire event was captured on video,” Gonzalez said…

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