Leilani Ashantae Brown testified for the state on July 7 and told the court that her co-defendant – Dexavion J'Neil Brown – shot and killed 17-year-old Lezarius Graham on June 6, 2023. On July 8, Davinci Cheesman Dawson testified for the defense and said he was the shooter. That was among the developments in court on July 8, the third day of Dexavion Brown's murder trial. The victim's body was discovered in the woods in the 2100 block of Northwest 43rd Street.