Guilty verdict for woman who gunned down her longtime friend on Brooklyn sidewalk

Guilty verdict for woman who gunned down her longtime friend on Brooklyn sidewalk

A Brooklyn jury on Thursday found a woman guilty of executing her longtime friend in front of a group of people, after a surprise witness at her trial testified the killer’s brother helped throw cops off the suspect’s trail. Murder victim Delia Johnson’s mother said she can finally mourn with a semblance of peace after the Brooklyn Supreme Court jury found Claudia Banton, 46, guilty of her daughter’s Aug. 4, 2021 slaying. “It’s hard for me to ex…