“I felt that his wife and his children needed closure, and I felt that they should know what took place,” said Rincon, who gave composed but heavy-hearted testimony, at times speaking softly or taking heavy breaths. Washington, 59, and Jordan, 40, showed no visible emotion as he pointed to them out in court.

Rincon had started doing various tasks at Mizell’s studio at 17 and considered him a music-business mentor. A college student in his mid-20s at the time of the shooting, Rincon sought counseling afterward and moved out of state, he said.

“Are you still scared today?” asked Mark DeMarco, a lawyer for Jordan.

“Of course,” Rincon said.

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