(NewsNation) — The jury will begin deliberating Friday morning about the sentencing of Kaitlin Armstrong, who was found guilty Thursday of killing Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, a professional cyclist.

Armstrong now potentially faces life in prison.

Wilson was found unconscious with gunshot wounds on May 11, 2022, at a friend’s home in Austin, Texas.

An emerging star in gravel and mountain bike riding, Wilson had been in Austin the day she died because of a race she was among the favorites to win.

Prosecutors said Armstrong killed Wilson out of jealousy because the cyclist was previously in a brief romantic relationship with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Colin Strickland, another professional cyclist.

Before she was arrested, Armstrong fled the country to Costa Rica, but authorities eventually caught her after a 43-day search. Investigators said Armstrong got a nose job while in Costa Rica and changed her hair color and style.

Then, in October, Armstrong made another escape attempt while in custody as she was being transported to a medical appointment.

It took the jury about two hours, after hearing testimony for two weeks, to deliver the guilty verdict.

Family and friends of Wilson’s were able to share their memories, and how her death had affected them, on the stand Thursday.

Wilson’s mother, Karen, recalled in court that her daughter had a “force in her,” even as a baby. She remembered Wilson as gentle, strong and “born to ride a bike.”

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“I would have done anything to stand in the way of that bullet,” Karen said. “She did not deserve a death like that.”

Caitlin Cash, the friend who found Wilson the night she died, said she gave her chest compressions more than 100 times, not knowing she was already dead.

Now, it is challenging for Cash to live in her own home, she told the court.

“Every time I park my car and I walk up my stairs, I have to talk myself into doing it. I have to tell myself that there is nothing that’s scary on the other side of the door,” Cash said. “Every time I go to put in a load of laundry, I see the dent that the bullet left when she was shot in the head. Every time I get something out of my pantry, I think of her standing right here.”

Armstrong’s family also spoke in court, with her father, Mike, saying she’s always stuck up for friends and supported her family.”

Her younger sister, Christine, said Armstrong’s “not a bad person” and had been like a “second mother” to her after their parents’ divorce.

Still, Mike said, even as it’s been a difficult and tragic time for their family, “It’s far worse for the Wilson family.”

“I can’t imagine what they are going through,” he said. “I’ve always known that it’s horrible what we are going through, but I know what they are going through is worse.”