Trial Begins for Man Accused of Fatal Drive-By in Montclair Last Year

Escambia County, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- A trial is underway for one of three men accused in a fatal drive-by shooting. Twenty-one-year-old Terrance Gross Jr. is charged with first-degree murder in the June 2024 death of 70-year-old Myra Hayes. She was sitting on her porch in Montclair when a bullet struck her neck. Prosecutors say Gross and another suspect fired at a man standing in front of the house, but the shots struck Hayes instead. The state presented video evidence showing the vehicle made a second pass down the street before firing. A chase followed, with suspects jumping from the Highway 90 bridge. Gross's defense argues there's reasonable doubt he was even involved since he wasn't found at the scene that night. The trial continues Wednesday.