The jury has reached a verdict in the first-degree murder trial of a gang-motivated shooting last summer outside Club Friday in downtown Tacoma.
The verdict was scheduled to be taken at 2 p.m. The jurors started their deliberations Wednesday afternoon.
We’ll post the result when we hear from our reporter in the courtroom.
UPDATE:
The jury found Verrick Yarbrough guilty on all counts in the death of Rhaczio Simms.
We’ll have a story posted on the homepage shortly and more complete coverage in Saturday’s News Tribune
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