Jury Selection Set to Begin in Trial of Men Charged with Murder of Jam Master Jay

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Jury selection for the trial of two men accused of killing Jam Master Jay will get underway on Monday.

According to ABC News, 59-year-old Ronald Washington and 40-year-old Karl Jordan are facing charges for the October 2002 murder. Jay, born Jason Mizell, and others were at Jay’s 24/7 recording studio in Queens when the two men entered at 7:30 p.m. with guns.

Jordan is said to have fired two shots close range at Jam Master Jay, one hitting him in the head and killing him.

Jodan and Washington were believed to be engaged in cocaine trafficking. Jordan was arrested in 2020 for attempting to sell drugs to an undercover officer. Washington was already in prison when charged.

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