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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. Atkins skipped the retrial, showing no remorse, while Corado’s father called his absence cowardice and said the verdict brought painful clarity. The family later settled with the city for $9.5 million.

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