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Michael Russo faces second-degree murder and first-degree arson charges in the death of Kyle Farishian, 18, whose body was found following a fire at the 7-Eleven at Bal Harbor Boulevard and Aqui Esta Drive in November 2015. PUNTA GORDA, Fla. The jury began deliberation Wednesday in the trial of a 29-year-old man accused of killing a 7-Eleven employee and setting the store on fire. Michael Russo is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree arson in the death of 18-year-old Kyle Farishian, whose remains were found at the convenience store at Bal Harbor Boulevard and Aqui Esta Drive in November 2015. The six-person jury composed of two men and four women was recessed shortly after 6 p.m. They’ll return to court at 8:25 a.m. Thursday to continue deliberating. Farishian’s family was emotional at times Wednesday as they looked on in the courtroom during closing arguments. Prosecutors tried to drive home their contention to the jury that Russo is the man who committed the murder. But the defense said all the prosecution’s evidence is circumstantial and that there’s no DNA or other scientific evidence that pins Russo to the crime.