Jury finds Hammond man guilty of voluntary manslaughter, not guilty of murder
Marcus A. Ross, 29, was accused of fatally shooting 27-year-old Zackery Smith, of Chicago, outside of Oasis Smoke Shop on April 1, 2022.
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Marcus A. Ross, 29, was accused of fatally shooting 27-year-old Zackery Smith, of Chicago, outside of Oasis Smoke Shop on April 1, 2022.
A jury found a Hammond man guilty of voluntary manslaughter Monday in a slaying outside a Hammond smoke shop.
Marcus A. Ross, 29, is allegedly responsible for the shooting death of 27-year-old Zackery Smith, according to charging documents.
The defense said the state failed to present evidence the woman drove her co-defendant to the homicide scene. Prosecutors said she shared culpability, because she knew of the alleged plan
Mychael A. Thomas, 27, had been wanted on charges of murder and criminal recklessness in the homicide of Zachery S. Smith, 27, of Chicago, outside the Oasis Smoke Shop, 5535