Conviction In Crossfire Shooting Death of Camden Girl, 8

A 20-year-old Camden man has been convicted in connection with the murder of an 8-year-old girl in 2016. Tyhan Brown was found guilty by a jury of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Gabrielle Hill-Carter in August 2016, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office announced on Thursday.

He was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon in an attack on his rival Amir Dixon.

Carter-Hill was outside riding her bicycle outside her house around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2016, when she was caught in a crossfire between two groups of people and shot in the head. She was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where she died later that week.

One group of people included Brown, and the other included Dixon. Brown left Camden that night and went to his aunt’s house in Sicklerville with his mother and girlfriend. Arrangements were then made by a family friend to fly Brown to Nashville, Tennessee, according to the prosecutor's office.

Camden County Prosecutor's Office detectives determined that Brown opened fire on 8th Street in Camden in an attempt to kill Dixon. The two had been involved in an ongoing dispute, and Brown had threatened Dixon a couple days before the shooting by flashing a gun at him, witnesses told authorities.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team (CAST) conducted an analysis of Brown's cell phone and was able to determine Brown was in the area of the shooting when it happened. Brown had told authorities he was in Sicklerville at the time, according to the prosecutor's office.

Further analysis showed Brown then traveled to Sicklerville after the shooting, authorities said. Brown was charged on Sept. 21, 2016, and arrested by U.S. Marshals in Clarksville, Tennessee, two days later. Brown will remain in jail until his sentencing on Aug. 17. He faces 20-50 years in prison.

The jury deliberated for a little more than four hours before returning the verdict, the Courier Post reports. About two hours before returning the verdict, the jury asked for clarification as to "transferred intent," which is when a defendant can be held responsible when his efforts to harm someone ends up hurting another person.

Attached image of Gabrielle Hill-Carter was previously provided