A 28-year-old man, Carl Jean Francois, was found not guilty of first-degree murder with a firearm in the shooting of a man in the back of a home in Boynton Beach in 2023.
Trial Details
The five-day trial ended with an acquittal. Circuit Judge John Parnofiello ordered Francois released from jail. The incident occurred on June 21, 2023, when police responded to a shooting in the 3000 block of East Palm Drive, east of Interstate 95.
The victim, Jarvis Poitier, 29, had a single gunshot wound to the back and was taken to Delray Medical Center. Poitier died on June 28, 2023. Francois was apprehended by authorities near Youngstown, Ohio, and extradited to Palm Beach County.
According to the police report, a witness stated that Francois and the victim had been arguing about the victim’s girlfriend before the shooting. The witness said Francois pulled out a gun and shot the man in the back before taking off.
Original reporting: WPBF West Palm Beach — read the source article.
