Jury finds Zakkary Reed guilty of first-degree murder

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jury-finds-zakkary-reed-guilty-of-first-degree-murderJury finds Zakkary Reed guilty of first-degree murder

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A jury in Saint John found Zakkary Reed guilty Thursday morning of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Alexander Bishop.

Father of victim Alexander Bishop content with the legal process

Mia Urquhart · CBC News

· Posted: Jan 30, 2025 10:33 AM EST | Last Updated: 11 hours ago

Bald man with neck tattoos smiles at the camera.

Zakkary Reed shot Alexander Bishop to death on Aug. 20, 2023, in Saint John, (Zakkary Reed/Facebook)

A jury in Saint John found Zakkary Reed guilty Thursday morning of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Alexander Bishop in August 2023. 

The 32-year-old Reed kept his head down and didn’t lift it throughout the six minutes the jury was in the courtroom .

He also didn’t stand when asked to do so when the jury left. 

Reed’s sentencing hearing is set for March 14. First-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence with no possibility of parole for 25 years. 

After the verdict, the victim’s father, Daryl Bishop, spoke outside the courtroom, saying he is “thoroughly content with the process.”

“Justice has been done.”

Bishop said he was looking for a conviction on first-degree murder, “and that’s what was given by the jury. And I’m so thankful that they saw it that way.”

WATCH | What the jurors heard — and a few things they didn’t — in the Reed murder trial: 

Toothaches and picky eating: This Saint John murder trial dragged on for 3 weeks

Zakkary Reed admitted to shooting Alexander Bishop but testified it was in self-defence.  » Read More


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