Coverage dated October 14, 2026

Man sentenced to 200 years to life for deadly shooting at Silver Lake Trader Joe’s

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A man who engaged in a gunfight with Los Angeles police outside a Trader Joe's store in Silver Lake after a pursuit and crash, leading to a store assistant manager being fatally shot by an officer, was sentenced today to more than 200 years to life in state prison. Los Angeles

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Man convicted of murder in Trader Joe's shootout faces sentencing (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A Trader Joe’s employee from the Cerritos, Calif., store posts a message at a makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes growing on the sidewalk outside the Silver Lake Trader Joe’s store in Los Angeles, Monday, July 23, 2018.

  2. Foxla

    Man sentenced to over 200 years to life in fatal Silver Lake Trader Joe's shootout (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A man who engaged in a wild pursuit, car crash, and subsequent gunbattle with Los Angeles police outside a crowded Silver Lake Trader Joe's was sentenced to more than two centuries behind bars on Wednesday.

  3. KTLA Los Angeles

    Man sentenced to 200+ years to life for deadly 2018 Silver Lake Trader Joe's shooting (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    The man convicted in a deadly shooting at a Silver Lake Trader Joe's in 2018 has been sentenced to more than 200 years to life behind bars. Gene Atkins, 36, held 24 people hostage inside a store during a standoff with police.

  4. KESQ Palm Springs

    Man sentenced to 200 years to life for deadly shooting at Silver Lake Trader Joe’s (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A man who engaged in a gunfight with Los Angeles police outside a Trader Joe's store in Silver Lake after a pursuit and crash, leading to a store assistant manager being fatally shot by an officer, was sentenced today to more than 200 years to life in state prison. Los Angeles

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