Aaron Brown Myers, an off-duty security guard, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault for fatally shooting 17-year-old Hazrat Ali Rohani outside a sporting goods store in Renton, Washington. Prosecutors said Myers mistook a BB gun for a real firearm and opened fire despite the teens' pleas that it was fake.
Myers, 52, was found guilty Friday after a jury rejected his claim that he acted to prevent a robbery. He had been waiting in his car for his son when he spotted Rohani and two other teens carrying what he believed was a Glock handgun near the Big 5 Sporting Goods store. In reality, the group was returning a malfunctioning BB gun to the store.