"SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — In a case that generated blaring tabloid headlines in the U.K. press, a Florida teen is facing life in prison without parole for murdering two young British tourists who got lost and wandered into a housing project where their convicted killer lived.
After an eight-day trial, a jury on Wednesday convicted 17-year-old Shawn Tyson of two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting of James Cooper, 25, and James Kouzaris, 24, last April.
The two men were on a three-week Sarasota holiday and spent an evening drinking when they got lost."

"Witnesses testified that Tyson told them he saw two "crackers" — a derogatory term for white people — walking through the neighborhood and that he intended to rob them. The tourists said they didn't have any money and begged Tyson to let them go home. The men also told Tyson they were lost.
"Since you ain't got no money, then I have something for your ass," Tyson recounted to a witness, then added that he shot the men several times.
Hallett said friends and family were thankful for the support provided by Sarasota police and municipal officials.
And Davis, who attended the trial, said although he was satisfied with the verdict, it rang hollow.
"Ours is a life sentence with no chance of parole for a broken heart and a shattered soul," Davis said.
Both men also said they were "dissatisfied" with the lack of support or condolences from the United States government and President Barack Obama in particular.
"We would like to publicly express our dissatisfaction at the lack of any public or private message of support or condolence," Joe Hallett, a friend of the two victims said."


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