GEORGE Hope called “Gregory,” who was on trial for the 2018 murder of America Street ‘money-changer’, Shawn Nurse, known as “Fabulous,” was, on Monday, acquitted of the crime by a jury.

Hope was on trial before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Demerara High Court.

After deliberating for almost two hours, the 12-member jury found Hope not guilty.

He was represented by attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes and associates.

Last week, his co-accused Kerwin Dos Santos was freed after the judge upheld a no-case submission in his favour due to the lack of evidence.

The pair had denied the indictment which read that they killed Nurse on February 4, 2018, at America Street, in Georgetown, during the course of a robbery.

According to reports, Nurse, 47, was shot in the head after he refused to comply with robbers’ demand that he turned over whatever cash he had on him.

Reports stated that after Nurse was shot to his face, the robbers made good their escape.

Attorneys-at-Law Marisa Edwards, Tanesha Saigon, Abiola Lowe, and Delon Fraser presented the State’s case.