Murder conviction upheld in gang killing
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the Cobb County murder conviction against a member of "Get Money Click" street gang who fired randomly into a crowd and killed a South Cobb High School student.
On April 16, 2008, Rodger Jackson Jr. and fellow gang members drove up to a group of teenagers in a front yard and, looking to start a fight, Jackson pulled out a gun, shot twice in the air and then lowered the weapon and shot into the crowd. Joshua "Caleb" Burroughs, 18, who was unarmed, was fatally shot in the abdomen, the court said.
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