Ruben Cervantes Rios, 46, was convicted of second-degree murder in a jury trial for the Feb. 28, 2022, shooting of Heather Cooper.

A$AP Rocky was carrying a harmless prop gun from a music video on the night he allegedly shot a former friend in Hollywood, his lawyer told court Friday, as his trial on assault charges got under way.

The two had previously been friends, and had both been part of ASAP, a rap collective from New York, but had fallen out ...