Man convicted of murder in 2018 shooting case

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A man who shot and killed another in 2018 was found guilty of murder Wednesday. 

A jury reached a guilty verdict Wednesday afternoon against Dante Wade, 46, who shot 25-year-old Marcqui Apholone on Nov. 8, 2018. Wade's conviction was for a count of first-degree murder. 

A witness told WAND-TV they heard five gunshots near the intersection of Whitmer and 21st streets before a car sped away. Law enforcement had the area taped off at about 7:30 p.m. on the night of the shooting.

Apholone had multiple gunshot wounds before his death. 

Wade will be sentenced at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2020, per court records.