Man guilty of manslaughter in Baltimore County homicide after murder conviction overturned

A Baltimore County jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter in a 2020 fatal shooting, after the man, who was a minor at the time, successfully appealed a murder conviction in the case.

Gary Melvin, 30, was killed by a single gunshot during the Aug. 16, 2020, shooting at an Exxon gas station in Reisterstown.

Baltimore County Police charged Xavier Damon Byrd, 16 at the time, and an 18-year-old with murder in connection to Melvin’s shooting death.

A county jury convicted Byrd...