Jury convicts suspect in 2023 Ocala Burger King shooting death

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — A Marion County jury found a man accused of shooting and killing another man in a Burger King parking lot guilty of murder.

Jaylin Johnson was convicted Wednesday in connection with the death of Jose Valliant, 28, who was shot in the parking lot of a Burger King on East Silver Springs Boulevard in November 2023.

The judge ordered the Department of Corrections to conduct a pre-sentencing investigation. A sentencing hearing will likely be held in the fall.

Johnson took the witness stand on Wednesday, telling jurors he was unarmed and did not pull the trigger…

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