Deliberations begin in the trial of the man accused of fatally shooting a store owner in Cathedral City.

INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) - A 23-year-old man was convicted of murder after shooting the owner of a convenience store in Cathedral City during a failed robbery. Charles Lamar Campbell, 23, a resident of Beaumont, was convicted of murder, murder in the course of a robbery, and charges of possession of a firearm and serious bodily injury aggravating the penalty. The testimony revealed that he was the man who shot and killed Chris Sgouromitis, 61 years …

Luis Medina INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Jury deliberations began today in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a Cathedral City convenience store owner during a botched robbery, while testimony continued in the separate trial of his alleged co-conspirator. Beaumont resident Charles Lamar Campbell and Desert Hot Springs resident Joel Ortiz Hidalgo, both 23, allegedly murdered Cathedral City resident Chris Sgouromitis, 61, in 2021. Both m…

Deliberations Begin in Trial of Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Store Owner

Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of gunning down a Cathedral City convenience store owner during a botched robbery, while testimony continued in the separate trial of his alleged co-conspirator. Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont and Joel Ortiz Hidalgo of Desert Hot Springs, both 23, allegedly joined in the 2021 slaying of 61-year-old Chris Sgouromitis of Cathedral City. Both men are charged with first-degree murd…