JEFFERSON PARISH, La. ( WGNO ) — A New Orleans man accused of fatally shooting and robbing a Gretna barber shop owner in 2021 was found guilty by a jury.
Officials with the Office of District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. said a Jefferson Parish jury found 38-year-old Raymond “Ray” Lee guilty of second-degree murder, obstruction of justice and felon in possession of a firearm on Friday, Feb. 2.
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According to court documents, Jefferson Parish deputies responded to a 911 call from a motel in the 2200 block of the Westbank Expressway on Dec. 5, 2021.
At the scene, deputies said they found the body of 35-year-old Alonzo “Zo” Wiley on the floor of a room.
During an investigation, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives discovered that Wiley had been texting a person named “Ray,” who was reportedly lying to him to put “him at ease so Wiley would freely allow him into his motel room.”
Following the text exchanges, the district attorney’s office reported that Lee then carried out an armed robbery.