Mely Corado
Coverage of Mely Corado 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.
- 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.