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Jury handed case of man charged in deadly Trader Joe's shooting

Prosecutors say Gene Evin Atkins' actions created the deadly risk, while defense attorneys argue the officer’s shot was not foreseeable.

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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A prosecutor urged jurors today to convict a man of second-degree murder for engaging in a gunfight with Los Angeles police in Silver Lake that left a Trader Joe's employee dead from an officer's bullet, while a defense attorney argued the shooting was not a foreseeable consequence of his client's actions. The post Jury handed case of man charged in deadly Trader Joe’s shooting appeared first on KESQ.

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Jury handed case of man charged in deadly Trader Joe's shooting

A prosecutor urged jurors to convict a man of second-degree murder for engaging in a gunfight with police that left a Trader Joe's employee dead from an...

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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