Three Florida men are charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder related to a shooting outside the Cloud 9 Club in Ocala. The Law&Crime Network will carry gavel-to-gavel coverage of the case along with expert legal analysis once opening statements begin.
Charged are Laquan Barrow, Michael Smith, and Gary King. Barrow was 24 when he was arrested. Smith and King were 20. The three men each face second-degree murder charges for the death of Benetria Robinson, 19, who died outside the club of gunshot wounds to her head and shoulder, police and court records indicate.
Five others were injured. Nathaniel Kendrick, 35, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. Danielle Kendrick, 28, and Dontarious Bartley, 19, were both shot in the back. Thomia Wadley, 21, and Danvinist Blunt, 22, were shot both in the leg.
All three defendants face various attempted second-degree murder charges with relation to the shootings of the five surviving victims, except for King, who does not appear to face any charges surrounding the shooting of victim Danielle Kendrick.
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