A 31-year-old woman has been convicted in a Birmingham killing that was initially deemed justified.
A Jefferson County jury on Friday found Felesha Rashaad McBride guilty of murder in the 2020 shooting death of 32-year-old Mario Joe Kindred.
The shooting happened Aug. 17, 2020, in the city’s Titusville community.
Birmingham’s South Precinct officers responded about 1:45 p.m. that Monday to UAB Hospital after they were notified a man had been brought there with a gunshot wound.
He was pronounced dead at 3:01 p.m.
Investigators then learned the shooting had taken place at 308 Gamma Street and began to process that scene. Police at the time said multiple gunshots were heard there and witnesses saw a female driving a small silver sedan flee the scene.
There were also reports of a physical altercation prior to the gunfire.
McBride later turned herself in at Birmingham Police Headquarters, and police said the shooting appeared to be domestic.
Two days later, investigators presented their evidence to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office for review and the homicide was deemed justifiable.
On Oct. 22, 2020, however, investigators resubmitted the case to the district attorney’s office based on new developments and McBride was charged and arrested.
McBride’s trial began Sept. 16 before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Streety and ended Friday with the guilty verdict.
Jurors were allowed to consider the lesser charge of provocation manslaughter but unanimously to convict on murder.
Jefferson County Deputy District Attorneys Bella Colombo and Blake Owens prosecuted the case. Attorney Roger Appell defended McBride.
McBride was allowed to remain out on bond pending her Nov. 4 sentencing.
