Trio indicted in shooting death of 8-year-old Royta Giles inside the Riverchase Galleria
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
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Three young men charged in the July Riverchase Galleria shootout that killed 8-year-old Royta Giles Jr. have been indicted in the boy’s death.
A Jefferson County grand jury this month issued indictments against Montez Moses Miracle Coleman, 22, King Gary Williams, 19, and Demetrius Dewayne Jackson Jr., also 19. All three were indicted on capital murder and three counts of second-degree assault. The indictments were made public Tuesday.
On July 3, Royta was killed when he, his mother, Jesslyn Layfield, stepfather Anthony Jones, and sisters Trinity, 5, and Marlee, 4, were waiting to go into the Children’s Place to buy new outfits for the Fourth of July. Police said Coleman, Williams and Jackson exchanged gunfire and when the shooting stopped, Royta was motionless on the mall floor, surrounded by his family. He had been shot in the head and would be pro