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Antowan Hawkins Found Guilty in Murder of Shoe Store Owner

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TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - Antowan Hawkins has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Aaron Goodwin, a Tallahassee shoe store owner.

Hawkins has also been found guilty of robbery, arson, tampering with evidence, and grand theft of a vehicle.

The 24-year-old is one of three defendants involved with the murder of Aaron Goodwin. He's the first to stand trial.

Zachary D. Jones and Marvin Barrington are also charged with felony murder, arson, robbery and tampering with evidence.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Hawkins. Sentencing deliberations begin Friday morning.

Goodwin's body was found in May, inside his Adams Street sneaker store, Exclusive Heat. Officers were responding to a fire at the shop, and that's when they discovered his body.