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Same arrogant entitled expression as Obama |
Kouzaris, 24, and Cooper, 25, were gunned down after they drunkenly walked
into a public housing estate in the Newtown area of Sarasota in the early
hours of April 16 last year.
Tyson, 17, was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder after a trial
at Sarasota County Courthouse.
It took the jury of eight women and four men about two hours to convict Tyson
of murder in the first degree of both men.
The families of Cooper and Kouzaris tonight said in a statement that Shawn
Tyson was "evil", and that they had been given "a life
sentence when our sons were so brutally and needlessly taken from us. Ours
is a life sentence, with no chance of parole from a broken heart, and a
shattered soul".
The 17-year-old, wearing an orange shirt and brown tie, sat emotionless as the
verdict was read out to the court, as did his mother Kenyatta Whitfield, in
the public gallery.
Mr Kouzaris, from Northampton, and Mr Cooper, drunkenly walked into The Court
in the early hours of April 16.
They were confronted by Tyson, who tried to rob them, then when they had no
money, told them: "well since you ain't got no money, I got something
for your ass".
The men pleaded to go home, saying they were drunk, but the teenager, then 16,
shot first one of them, then the other.
When they were found, both still had their wallets and cash - Mr Cooper had
63.45 dollars, while Mr Kouzaris had 62.05 dollars.
Tyson boasted to friend Latrece Washington that one of the victims was "crying
for his life", and he had shot him and "emptied the clip on him".
The teenager was seen by neighbours running to his house and climbing in the
window just after the gunshots.
He also told another friend, Marvin Gaines, he had killed the men.
Mr Gaines said Tyson gave him seven 0.22 calibre shell casings to bury in his
backyard, as well as a gun.
Mr Gaines later gave the gun to friend Jermaine Bane, who sold it for $50.
After he was threatened with a charge of accessory to murder, Mr Gaines led
police to where the casings were buried. The murder weapon has never been
found.
Jermaine Bane said a series of calls were made around the time of the shots
and in one, heard Tyson mention two "crackers", or white men... more here
Another racist scumbag!!