Man whose rampage led to fatal police shooting beats murder charges

A jury found Gene Evin Atkins not guilty of first-degree murder for a 2018 police shootout outside a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, but deadlocked on second-degree murder charges. He was convicted of other charges including attempted murder and assault on a peace officer after a rampage that began with shooting his grandmother and girlfriend, leading to a police chase and the death of assistant manager Mely Corado.