A Baltimore, Maryland teenager was found guilty by a jury Monday of the second-degree murder of the husband of a city police officer, according to reports.
Fox station WBFF in Baltimore reported that 19-year-old Sahiou Kargbo was charged in February 2022 with first- and second-degree murder for, at the time, allegedly killing James Blue III, the husband of a Baltimore police captain. , Lekeshia Blue.
A 19-year-old Baltimore, Maryland man was convicted of murder by a jury Monday in the murder of James Blue III. (Baltimore City Police)
Kargbo was 18 years old and in high school at the time of the murder and was connected to the crime through witnesses and surveillance video taken from the neighborhood, according to charging documents.
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The documents also reveal that Kargbo walked up to Blue’s car from the rear as he sat inside and began shooting through the passenger side of the vehicle.
Investigators said that as Blue got out of the vehicle, Kargbo continued to fire at him as he stood next to Blue.
FILE – Police caution tape at a crime scene. (iStock)
CBS station WBAL, also in Baltimore, reported on the trial, saying closing arguments were held Monday before the case was handed over to the jury.
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During the trial, the defense argued that Kargbo has an intellectual disability with a reading level of fourth grade, and that the case was aggressively investigated and overcharged, because the victim’s wife was a high-ranking officer.
Although the defense never denied that Kargbo shot and killed Blue, they stated that their client believed his life was in danger and shot the victim in self-defense.
Kargbo also took the stand during the trial, telling the jury that he was scared and only pulled the trigger twice.
“The gun did the job on its own,” the defendant said.
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An assistant medical examiner who took the stand during the trial, WBAL reported, told jurors that Blue likely never saw the gun or Kargbo, and was shot 10 times in the back.
Along with second-degree murder, Kargbo was found guilty of three firearms charges. He was not convicted of first degree murder.
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“While justice has prevailed with today’s outcome, there is still much pain and grief as the City reflects on the tragic loss of Mr. James Blue III,” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said in a statement. communicated after the verdict. “My continued prayers are with BPD Captain Lekeshia Blue and her family as they continue to process the death of their loved one who was renovating a home, investing in our city with his own hands, when Mr. Kargbo took his own life. without sense”.
