Gene Atkins
Coverage of Gene Atkins in the Nexus archive.
- Man who took hostages at Trader Joe's acquitted of murder in case where LAPD killed manager in gun battle
Gene Atkins was acquitted of murder charges in the 2018 death of Mely Corado, a Trader Joe's manager who was felled by LAPD bullets during a shootout between police and the convicted felon. The incident occurred during a hostage situation at a Trader Joe's store.
- Man who took hostages at Trader Joe's acquitted of murder in case where LAPD killed manager in gun battle
Gene Atkins was acquitted of murder charges in the death of Trader Joe's manager Mely Corado, who was killed by LAPD bullets during a shootout with police. The incident occurred after Atkins, a convicted felon, took hostages at the store in 2018.
- Verdict reached in deadly 2018 Silver Lake Trader Joe's standoff
A jury found Gene Atkins not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 Silver Lake Trader Joe's shooting death of a woman killed by an LAPD bullet. The jury was split 10-2 on a second-degree murder charge, but Atkins was convicted on 40 other counts.