Verdict is in after defense abandons self-defense argument in Gainesville murder trial - Gainesville Times

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Verdict is in after defense abandons self-defense argument in Gainesville murder trial

Kendrick Goss, left, appears in the Hall County Courthouse for his trial on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Goss is accused of killing Kendrick McClendon at a Texaco on Athens Street. - photo by Ashtin Barker

Kendrick Goss, left, appears in the Hall County Courthouse for his trial on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Goss is accused of killing Kendrick McClendon at a Texaco on Athens Street. - photo by Ashtin Barker

A Hall County jury reached a verdict in the Kendrick Goss murder case in the 2025 shooting death of Kendrick McClendon at an Athens Street gas station.