Shelby County Jury Convicts Man in 2020 Shooting Death of 8-Year-Old Girl

Shelby County, TN. — A Shelby County jury convicted Cedric Conley, 47, Saturday on multiple charges stemming from a 2020 shooting that killed 8-year-old Jordyn Washington as she stood inside her grandmother’s apartment.

Conley was convicted of several charges including: Reckless Homicide, Criminal Attempt: Voluntary Manslaughter, Felon in Possession of a Handgun, Reckless Endangerment with a Deadly Weapon, and Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony.

The shooting occurred on November 22, 2020, at an apartment complex in the 5200 block of Shelbourne Circle in Raleigh. Conley was involved in a dispute with several people in the parking lot, including a former girlfriend.

Witnesses said Conley retrieved an assault-style rifle from an apartment and began firing at the group. One of the rounds traveled into another apartment and struck Jordyn in the head while she was in the kitchen, where her grandmother was preparing dinner. Jordyn was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following the shooting, Conley was placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list. He was arrested approximately two weeks later in New Orleans and extradited to Memphis.

Conley was originally indicted in 2021 on First-Degree Murder in the Perpetration of a Felony and multiple counts of Criminal Attempt: First-Degree Murder.

Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 24. 

Chief Prosecutors Lessie Rainey and Cavett Ostner tried the case.

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Shelby County District Attorney’s Office
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Attribution Note: Unless specifically identified as a statement or quote from District Attorney Steve Mulroy, information and statements in this release should be attributed to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office or its spokesperson.