This story was updated on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at 5:54 p.m.
A jury in Atlanta on Friday found a man guilty of murder and other charges and was sentenced to life in prison in the July 2020 shooting death of an 8-year-old girl who was riding in an SUV near a weekslong protest at the site where police had fatally shot a Black man.
Julian Conley, 25, was convicted of murder, aggravated assault and gang-related charges in the killing of Secoriea Turner. Murder carries a mandatory life sentence in Georgia. The judge is left to decide whether or not to grant the possibility of parole, which is not allowed until 30 years of the sentence has been served.
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