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Gene Atkins Convicted in Trader Joe's Tragedy | Venice Beach News
Gene Evin Atkins, already convicted on 40 charges, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2018 shootout outside a Trader Joe’s that killed 27-year-old store assistant Melyda Corado. After crashing his grandmother’s car and fleeing into the store, Atkins engaged in a gunfight with police, during which Corado was fatally shot by an LAPD officer. Though prosecutors argued Atkins’ actions directly provoked the deadly confrontation — and his defense conceded the tragedy — the jury ultimately convicted him under a “provocative act” theory, since the fatal bullet came from an officer…
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