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A white man who shot an unarmed black man in front of his five year old son during a dispute over a parking space for people with disabilities was found guilty of manslaughter.
Michael Drejka shot Markeis McGlockton in front of a store in Clearwater, Florida, later telling the police that he had a "bête noire" about illegal parking in spaces reserved for people with reduced mobility.
Drejka, 49, had held a concealed firearms license for 25 years and told the police that he still "carried" his gun.
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He could now be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to 30 years when he will be sentenced in October.
Monica Robinson, Mr. McGlockton's mother, said in a statement, "This conviction does not bring our son back to life, but it gives us a sense of justice, because all too often we lack the criminal justice system. allowing people who get killed. unarmed blacks to walk freely as if their life meant nothing.
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There have been several high-profile cases of people who shot and killed unarmed black people at trial.
One of the most controversial events also occurred in Florida: the murder of a 17-year-old student, Trayvon Martin, by a neighborhood watch coordinator, George Zimmerman, who had not been murdered.
Drejka had clashed with McGlockton's girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, while her boyfriend and son were in a convenience store on their parking lot. While he was looking for a sticker in the car, she asked him what he was doing and a fight ensued.
Mr. McGlockton left the store and pushed Drejka, who pulled out his gun and fired. Mr. McGlockton returned to the store and collapsed in front of his son. The young children of the couple were in the car at that time.
During the course of the trial, the jury was told that Drejka regularly checked stickers for vehicles parked in disabled parking spaces and sometimes took pictures.
Attorney Scott Rosenwasser said that Drejka had provoked Mr. McGlockton to push him by shouting after his girlfriend rather than calling the police.
He said, "He is a parking valet."
Drejka's lawyer, John Trevena, stated that his client, a retired tree cutter, did not have a criminal record and was the son of a police officer. He asked the jury, "Does it look like Charles Bronson in Death Wish? He is not a vigilante.
Agencies contributed to this report
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