Jury finds Milwaukee security guard guilty in fatal shooting of gas station shoplifter

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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- In Milwaukee County Tuesday, the jury trial began and ended for a security guard who shot and killed a shoplifter

Police say 58-year-old William Pinkins shot 29-year-old Isaiah Allen back in 2023 after the victim tried to steal snack cakes from a gas station. 

The trial was delayed last month after the judge requested a doctor's evaluation for Pinkins. 

Tuesday afternoon, the jury found Pinkins did not have a mental disease or defect at the time of the crime. 

The jury also found Pinkins guilty of the charges of first degree intentional homicide and possessing a weapon after being convicted of a felony. 

His sentencing is scheduled for April 30. 

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