16 year old Carmello Wilson was found guilty of second-degree murder after fatally shooting KC Curtis Cureton, 19, during a confrontation on Lapeer Avenue in Port Huron. Arrested in July ’23, Wilson was also convicted of resisting arrest and using a firearm in a felony. The jury’s verdict avoided a first-degree murder charge, which requires premeditation, but Wilson still faces a life sentence. Wilson claimed self-defense, saying he feared Cureton, but the prosecution disputed his account. Sentencing is set for December 12th in Circuit Court.
Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet