On Wednesday, rapper Yella Beezy was convicted of hiring the shooter responsible for the death of rapper MO3 during a bold daylight shooting on a crowded Dallas interstate in 2020.

Markies Conway, known professionally as Yella Beezy, 35, was found guilty of capital murder by a Dallas County jury in connection with the murder of MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. He received a life sentence without the chance for parole.

In a separate trial in September, Kewon White was also convicted of capital murder for the shooting that led to Noble’s death, and he, too, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Prosecutors indicated that the murder stemmed from a long-standing feud between Conway and Noble, both of whom resided in Dallas.

Lead prosecutor Tommy Adams expressed gratitude for the jury’s decision, stating, “We don’t know what influenced the jurors. We believe they made the right choice today.”

He added, “This has been one of the most difficult cases we’ve faced over the past six years.”

Conway gained fame for his 2017 hit That’s On Me and the 2019 track Bacc At It Again, featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane.

Noble boasted over 800,000 followers on Instagram and was recognized for a 2019 remix of Errybody with Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz.

Speculation of revenge following previous shooting

On November 11, 2020, around noon, 28-year-old Noble was driving on Interstate 35 in south Dallas when White reportedly pulled up alongside him and exited his vehicle with a firearm.

According to authorities, Noble attempted to escape by running on the freeway while White fired shots at him.

MO3 is shown at a BET Awards event in Los Angeles on June 23, 2018, just over two years before he was shot. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)

Adams reported that White, wearing a mask, fired over 40 rounds from an AK-47-style pistol while pursuing Noble.

During the incident, White shot both Noble and a bystander inside a vehicle. The bystander survived, but Noble succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.

Prosecutors asserted that Conway provided White with $40,000 for the shooting.

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During the closing arguments, prosecutors presented jurors with a video of Conway discussing revenge in an interview, where he claimed he would “get his lick back.” Prosecutor Krystal Biggins compared the circumstances of Noble’s murder to a 2018 shooting that injured Conway.

In October 2018, Conway survived a shooting while driving on a tollway in the Dallas suburb of Lewisville, where someone approached him and opened fire, hitting him three times.

Biggins remarked, “This was for the world to see. Over a rap feud, we are here addressing capital murder.”

The defense contended that the prosecution failed to establish their case, with defense attorney John Gussio stating, “This is capital murder, and the state has presented much speculation.”