Jurors deliberate on murder trial involving Starkville teenager

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Jurors are deliberating the fate of a Starkville teenager in connection to a deadly shooting.

Aviante Jordan was 16 when he was arrested and charged with murder in 2019.

The shooting happened that November at Brookville Garden apartments.

23-year-old Laterrence Dewon McCarter was found dead at the scene.

Testimony in this murder trial started earlier this week.

Jurors have been deliberating the case since late this morning.

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