Jordyn Thornton

Jordyn Thornton was convicted Thursday in the October 2018 shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood.

Jordyn Thornton did not know Trevonte Kirkwood when he fatally shot him as part of a gang-related killing as Kirkwood walked down a Bloomington sidewalk in 2018, a prosecutor told jurors in closing remarks on Wednesday at Thornton’s murder trial.

Jordyn Thornton was acting in retaliation when he shot Trevonte Kirkwood three times in October 2018, leaving the victim fighting for his life on the sidewalk, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in opening statements in Thornton’s murder trial.