After deliberating for about 2½ hours, a six-person jury found that Gerald Declan Radford did not commit second-degree murder when he shot John Walter Lay at the West Dog Park last year. Prosecutors had also sought a hate crime enhancement, arguing Radford was motivated to shoot Lay because he was gay.

A jury acquitted Gerald Radford of second-degree murder one year after a deadly shooting at a Hillsborough County dog park. FOX 13’s Evyn Moon has a look at reaction to the verdict.

The BriefClosing arguments are underway in the trial of Gerald Radford.He's charged with second-degree murder in the February 2024 shooting death of John Walter Lay at a dog park near Tampa.Radford claims he shot Lay in self-defense during a struggle.