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Man found guilty of second degree murder in Walmart shooting

Posted at 12:17 PM, Apr 29, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-29 13:17:13-04

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Marcus Wheeler has been found guilty of second degree murder and guilty of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

Wheeler was arrested back in April of last year in connection with the shooting death of 21-year-old Kayviaun Nelson.

That shooting occurred at the Irvington Walmart last April. Nelson's 2-year-old son was in the car at the time of the shooting.

Wheeler will be sentenced on June 12 at 10:30 a.m.

17-year-old Daion Williams was also arrested and charged with first-degree murder.