MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Marion County jury has found Brandon Lee Brown guilty of Second-Degree Murder in the 2018 killing of Anthony Brady. Brown was also convicted on several other charges, including Attempted Manslaughter and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.
The verdict, delivered on Wednesday, brings a sense of closure to a case that began with a shooting in Summerfield on May 22, 2018.
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Deputies responding to the scene found two victims with gunshot wounds. Anthony Brady, shot in the thigh, tragically died a week later. The second victim survived.
The investigation revealed that Brown had gone to the victims’ residence, gotten into an argument, and then opened fire. The surviving victim was able to identify Brown as the shooter.
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“Justice has been served for the family of Anthony Brady thanks to the jury’s verdict,” said Bill Gladson, Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney. “While this decision still cannot bring back the victim, it does ensure that the perpetrator is held accountable for his heinous crimes.”
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