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It took a jury less than two hours Monday to convict a man of murder for the 2023 fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl. Man accused of fatally shooting 13-year-old reportedly celebrated 'headshot,' jury told In opening statements, prosecutors told a jury about DNA, eyewitnesses and other evidence they'll be shown during the murder trial of Avantae Ayala, 22, who is accused of killing Miracle Hunt, 13, in July 2023. kAmyFC@CD 4@?G:4E65 pG2?E26 |] pJ2=2[ aa[ @7 >FC56C 2?5 H62A@?D A@DD6DD:@? 7@C E96 yF=J f[ a_ab[ D=2J:?8 @7 |:C24=6 wF?E[ E96 tC:6 r@F?EJ s:DEC:4E pEE@C?6JVD ~77:46 D2:5]k^Am kAmwF?E[ H9@ H2D ?@E E96 :?E6?565 E2C86E[ H2D D9@E :? E96 9625 ?62C qC@25H2J 2?5 |@CE:>6C $EC66E 3J E96 @?=J 3F==6E 7:C65 E@H2C5D 2 8C@FA @7 A6@A=6 @FED:56 2? 2A2CE>6?E 4@>A=6I]k^Am Avantae M. Ayala, 22, listens to the prosecution's opening statement in court on Oct. 20. He is seated between his defense attorneys Emily Trott, left, and Michael Zosh, right. Derek Gee/Buffalo News kAm!C@D64FE@CD E@=5 E96 ;FCJ :? @A6?:?8 DE2E6>6?ED E92E pJ2=2[ 2=D@ ^?6HD^=@42=^4C:>6\4@FCED^2CE:4=60c7bfaca`\dhdh\c2cc\3bc5\`fd32e__fced]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?A65 7@C ;@Jk^2m @G6C H92E 96V5 5@?6Q :? 7C@?E @7 2 H:E?6DD =2E6C E92E ?:89E]k^Am kAms6=:36C2E:@?D E@@:?FE6D[ E96 s:DEC:4E pEE@C?6JVD ~77:46 D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6]k^Am kAm$E2E6 $FAC6>6 r@FCE yFDE:46 s63C2 v:G6?D[ H9@ @G6CD2H pJ2=2VD d½\52J EC:2=[ :D D4965F=65 E@ D6?E6?46 9:> s64] aa] w6 7246D 2 >2I:>F> D6?E6?46 @7 c_ J62CD E@ =:76 :? AC:D@?]k^Am kAm“|:C24=6 wF?E H2D 6?;@J:?8 2 DF>>6C ?:89E H:E9 7C:6?5D H96? 96C =:76 H2D EC28:42==J 6?565] $96 H2D 2? :??@46?E 3JDE2?56C H9@ 3642>6 2 G:4E:> @7 8F? G:@=6?46 5F6 E@ E96 24E:@?D @7 E9:D 5676?52?E] x 9@A6 E92E 96C 72>:=J 766=D ;FDE:46 92D 366? D6CG65 3J E9:D 5676?52?E 36:?8 4@?G:4E65 @7 2== 492C86D[” s:DEC:4E pEE@C?6J |:4926= y] z62?6 D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am 'She was just a baby': Mother of girl, 13, fatally shot, mourns the loss of her child "I'm numb. I don't know how to feel," Marie Hunt said. "I just keep thinking about her. She was just a baby." kAm!C@D64FE@CD 925 G:56@ @7 E96 D9@@E:?8 2?5 pJ2=2VD s}p :?D:56 E96 DE@=6? G69:4=6 96 H2D 2 A2DD6?86C :? 2?5 7C@> H9:49 96 7:C65 E96 D9@E]k^Am kAm%96:C 6G:56?46 2=D@ :?4=F565 2 ;2:=9@FD6 G:56@ :? H9:49 E96J D2:5 96 :>A=:42E65 9:>D6=7 2?5 2?@E96C A6CD@? :? E96 72E2= D9@@E:?8]k^Am kAmpDD:DE2?E s:DEC:4E pEE@C?6JD y2>6D {] w2CC:?8E@? 2?5 yFDE:? r2=5H6== AC@D64FE65 E96 42D6]k^Am kAmpJ2=2 :D 2=C625J D6CG:?8 2 AC:D@? D6?E6?46 :? 2? F?C6=2E65 H62A@?D A@DD6DD:@? 42D6]k^Am Reach Aaron at abesecker[at]buffnews.com, at (716) 849-4602 or on Signal @AaronBesecker.01 Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Aaron Besecker News Staff Reporter Author facebook Author twitter Author email Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
