Event Brief
Jury weighs murder case in deadly Trader Joe’s shooting
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
Summary: Jurors in Silver Lake are deliberating whether Gene Evin Atkins is guilty of second-degree murder in a 2018 Trader Joe’s shooting.
WHO: Gene Evin Atkins; Melyda “Mely” Corado; Los Angeles police; prosecutors and defense attorneys; jurors
WHAT: A jury was handed a case charging a man with second-degree murder for a gunfight with Los Angeles police that killed a Trader Joe’s employee.
WHEN: Aug 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM ET
WHERE: Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA
WHY: A prosecutor urged conviction after a gunfight between Atkins and Los Angeles police left a Trader Joe’s employee dead from an officer’s bullet; the defense argued the shooting wasn’t foreseeable.
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