A Montgomery County jury reached a verdict of guilty against Keenan Jones in the shooting of five people in a crowded Cheltenham Township Walmart last year. Jones was convicted of attempted murder for the August 2018 shooting.
What to Know
- Keenan Jones opened fire inside the Cedarbrook Plaza Walmart store in August 2018 then led officers on a chase.
- On Monday, a Montgomery County jury found Jones guilty of attempted murder.
- Jones' lawyer argued her client had a "psychotic break." But the prosecution said evidence showed Jones knew what he was doing.
A man who shot five people inside a Walmart nearly Philadelphia last year has been convicted of attempted murder.
A Montgomery County jury also found 31-year-old Keenan Jones guilty Monday of resisting arrest, reckless endangerment and firearm offenses.
Jones' lawyer argued her client had a "psychotic break." But the prosecution said evidence showed Jones knew what he was doing. A jury deliberated for about an hour.
Jones was in a checkout line in August 2018 when he pulled out a semiautomatic handgun and fired at a man a few feet away.
Authorities say he then ran through the front of the store, firing randomly. All the shooting victims survived.
Shooting inside a Walmart in Cheltenham ends at Sedgwick and Williams in Philadelphia. Witness: Suspect’s car rams into a parked Police SUV and then two people take-off. Police catch-up to them. @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/B0067jhjEl
— Denise Nakano (@DeniseNakanoTV) August 14, 2018
Jones is to remain jailed until his sentencing scheduled for January.
