Jury deliberating in trial for 13-year-old’s Gary slaying

The moment Orie Dodson, 13, disrespected a dead gang member over Instagram Live to members of the 49th Avenue Boys, he was a marked target. “That was Orie signing his death warrant,” Deputy Prosecutor Tim Brown told jurors in closing arguments. After a seven-day trial, jurors started deliberating Tuesday for Kriston Barbee, now 18, of Chicago, charged with murder in Dodson’s Feb. 15, 2023 death. Dodson was found shot three times in the back in front of Gary’s Power & Light Church, 1351 Lincoln St. Prosecutors allege Barbee, co-defendants Dahvee...