FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A South Florida woman has been convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of a Miami police officer who was her boyfriend.
Media outlets report that a Broward County jury on Friday found 48-year-old Tiniko Thompson guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of 43-year-old Carl Patrick. Thompson faces a potential life prison sentence.
Prosecutors said Thompson shot Patrick because he wanted to end their relationship and expose her for faking a pregnancy to stay together. Thompson's attorney had argued she fired in self-defense.
Trial evidence showed said that Thompson wrapped the uniformed Patrick in a blanket and drove off in his BMW. She left a note calling the shooting an accident. His body was discovered two days later.
Patrick was a 25-year veteran of the Miami Police Department.
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8/27/2016 5:51:19 AM (GMT -4:00)
