Man guilty of manslaughter in Stand Your Ground case in Florida

Saturday, August 24, 2019
A man in Florida has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2018 killing of an unarmed father who was shot during a dispute over a handicap parking space.
Florida man shot and killed over parking space

Michael Drejka had argued he acted in self-defense, and initially invoked the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law.
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The jury deliberated for six hours before finding him guilty Friday night.
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Drejka will be sentenced in October.

Security video from the incident in July shows Markeis McGlockton push Drejka then step back after Drejka pulls out a gun.
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