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Trayvon McKenzie was found not guilty of second-degree murder Thursday in the January 2024 shooting death of 22-year-old Malaak Ross during an alleged drug deal. The case against the 19-year-old McKenzie rested on the testimony of two accomplices in an alleged plot to rob Ross. One of those men said McKenzie shot Ross as soon as the group met up. The accomplices — 20-year-old Keith Augustine and 25-year-old Dajuan Waxter — were offered plea agreements in exchange for their testimony, a fact that McKenzie's defense attorney Peter Dudley repeatedly harped upon during the trial. The pair were seen on video meeting with Ross earlier on the night of his death, Jan.
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According to Instagram messages, the two made a plan to meet with Ross for a marijuana deal later that night at a building down the street, and involved McKenzie in the purchase.
