BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A 24-year-old man was acquitted Friday of fatally shooting the brother of an NFL football player in 2019.
After two days of deliberations, a Jefferson County jury decided Darrius Frazier fired in self-defense when he killed 27-year-old Gjamal Antonio Rodriguez and wounded Rodriguez's girlfriend, Dedria Johnson, more than two years ago, al.com reported.
Rodriguez was the brother of NFL lineman Mario Addison, who plays for the Buffalo Bills.
Frazier, who had no prior criminal record and has been held without bond in the Jefferson County Jail since Oct.