Jurors heard closing arguments Monday in the trial of Kadel Piedrahita and came back with a verdict after only a few hours of deliberations.
He was found guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting death of cyclist Alexis Palencia and guilty of aggravated assault with a firearm on a second cyclist named Cesar Sosa.
The state alleged Piedrahita killed Palencia in cold blood back in 2019 on the Rickenbacker Causeway, that he was fueled by hatred displayed first in a Facebook livestream posted prior to the shooting.
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Piedrahita alleged he was defending himself from attacks by Sosa and Palencia, and that Sosa gave Palencia a weapon.
