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Competency trial underway for case of North Hall killing shown on Snapchat

Talon Lowery enters Hall County Superior Court Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 for his competency bench trial. Lowery, 24, stands accused of fatally shooting Bryan Ramirez, 18, on Nov. 2, 2017, outside of the Cleveland Highway Texaco in North Hall. - photo by Scott Rogers

01192023 LOWERY 1.jpg — Talon Lowery enters Hall County Superior Court Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 for his competency bench trial. Lowery, 24, stands accused of fatally shooting Bryan Ramirez, 18, on Nov. 2, 2017, outside of the Cleveland Highway Texaco in North Hall. - photo by Scott Rogers

The defendant in a 2017 murder case told a psychiatrist he believed he could potentially be set free if he could rap for the judge, according to testimony Wednesday.