Teen Found Not Guilty In Shooting Death Of PG County Student: Reports

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — An 18-year-old in Prince George's County was found not guilty Friday in last year's shooting death of a 16-year-old girl near DuVal High School, according to multiple reports.

Abdurahman Diaby was acquitted of first-degree murder following a week-long trial in the death of 16-year-old Jayda Medrano-Moore, WTOP reported. However, the jury found him guilty of several other charges including first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and using a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.

Medrano-Moore was fatally shot outside the school in Lanham on Sept. 11, 2023, according to an NBC Washington report. Witnesses said she was trying to defend her brother and take a gun from Diaby when she was shot.

Diaby was 17 when the shooting occurred but was tried as an adult, reports said.

Three other teens were arrested earlier this year and charged in Medrano-Moore’s killing, WTOP reported.

Diaby faces up to 55 years in prison when he is sentenced later this year, reports said.