A Greensboro resident was convicted of murdering a youth nearly five years ago.

JaPaul Williams, 25, was found guilty of murder in the death of seven-year-old DeCorrin Johnson by a Hale County jury Monday. He was also convicted of attempted murder for shooting at Lavares Jackson, 39.

Circuit Court Judge Don McMillian returned Williams to the Hale County Jail without bond. His sentencing date hasn’t been set.

According to authorities, DeCorrin was caught in a crossfire of a gunfight on Sept. 6, 2014. Williams and Jackson fought over a woman outside a trailer near Greensboro High School when they both pulled guns and began shooting at each other. DeCorrin was struck in the neck and died while being airlifted to a Birmingham hospital.

Williams initially was charged with capital murder, but the jury convicted him of the reduced charge of murder. His sentencing date hasn’t been set.

“It’s very sad,’’ Fourth Judicial District Attorney Michael Jackson said. “We’re going to ask for the maximum sentence of life in prison.”