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FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2018 file photo, defendant Micheail Ward appears just before closing arguments in his case during the trial for the fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Ward faces more than 50 years in prison during his sentencing hearing Monday, Jan 14, 2019. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/Pool, File)

Gunman gets 84-year term in Chicago honor student’s killing

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Defendant Micheail Ward listens during the trial for the fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Prosecutors played a videotape for jurors Tuesday, of an interrogation of a man who ultimately confessed to pulling the trigger in the fatal 2013 shooting of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student Hadiya Pendleton. On the video, Ward can be heard telling police how he fired into a park, aiming for who he believed were rival gang members. Ward is charged with first-degree murder, as is the alleged getaway driver, Kenneth Williams. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

Second man convicted in killing of Chicago honor student

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 photo, defendant Micheail Ward listens during the trial for the fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. A jury could soon get the case of Ward who prosecutors say fired shots in 2013 that killed the 15-year-old high school honor student who became a national symbol of Chicago gun violence. Closing arguments in Ward's case are Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (Jose M. Osorio/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

The Latest: 2nd man found guilty in death of Chicago teen

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FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2018 file photo, defendant Kenneth Williams, center, is flanked by attorneys Matt McQuaid, and Julie Koehler, during opening arguments in the Hadiya Pendleton murder trial at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Williams, and Micheail Ward are standing trial in the 2013 shooting death of Pendleton, a 15-year-old Chicago honor student. Jurors in the trial of Williams began deliberations Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, following closing arguments from attorneys. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool File)

Getaway driver guilty of murder in Chicago teen’s death

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This combination of photos provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office shows Kenneth Williams, left, and Micheail Ward. On Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, jury selection began in Chicago for the trial of the two men charged in the January 2013 fatal shooting of 15-year-old student Hadiya Pendleton just days after she performed with her high school band at then-President Barack Obama's inaugural festivities. (Cook County Sheriff's Office via AP)

The Latest: Testimony begins in trial of men in teen’s death

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