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First-Degree Murder Trial of Accused Mall Shooter Gets Underway Today

By Baker Associates

Today marked the start of the first-degree murder trial of William Johnson, the man who is accused of opening fire inside Reno Menswear, a department store located in Knoxville Center Mall (formerly known as East Towne Mall) in October of 2008, killing a store employee. Johnson reportedly got into a dispute with Reno Menswear employee Ahmed Nahl over a purchase he had previously made at the store which ended with Johnson returning to the store with a firearm and fatally shooting Nahl. When officers responded to the scene, Johnson also allegedly exchanged gunfire with them and was wounded in the process. He also faces charges of attempted murder and kidnapping. First-degree murder trials always make the headlines because the offense of first-degree murder is literally the most serious offense a Tennessean can commit...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on October 04, 2010 (boomark / email).