Shreveport man convicted of killing man during drug deal
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Jurors in District Judge Chris Victory's court took 30 minutes to find Shreveporter Koryeon M. Vance, 21, guilty as-charged of second-degree murder late Wednesday of the Nov. 7, 2023 slaying of Malik Henderson during an apparent drug deal.
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Jurors in District Judge Chris Victory's court took 30 minutes to find Shreveporter Koryeon M. Vance, 21, guilty as-charged of second-degree murder late Wednesday of the Nov. 7, 2023 slaying of Malik Henderson during an apparent drug deal.
The six-man, six-woman jury considered cell phone data that placed Vance at the scene and contained videos of him with marijuana and firearms after the slaying. They also heard witness statements that he had shot Henderson, 27.
Henderson's body was found by police cold and lifeless in a car near the 4800 block of McDaniel Drive, in the Hollywood Heights neighborhood. He had been shot once in the head.
Investigation showed that Vance and Henderson had been communicating for months about regarding the purchase of marijuana.
When Vance returns to Victory's court for sentencing July 1, he faces a mandatory life in prison term.
Vance was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Victoria Washington and Courtney N. Ray. He was defended by Leslie Kelly.