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A Massachusetts man charged with killing a police officer and a bystander in July 2018 has been found guilty of multiple charges, including murder.
Emanuel Lopes, 26, is accused of shooting and killing Weymouth police Sgt. Michael Chesna and Weymouth resident Vera Adams in July 2018.
The crowd in the courtroom Friday erupted in cheers when the foreman of the jury read aloud the verdict of guilty of first-degree murder in Chesna's 2018 killing. The jury found Lopes guilty of second-degree murder in Adams’ killing.
A Massachusetts man charged with killing a police officer and an innocent bystander in July 2018 was found guilty Friday of multiple charges, including murder. It was the second trial for Emanuel Lopes after Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial last year when a jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict. Earlier this week the new jury sent notes to Cannone saying it hadn't reached a decision, but the judge ordered jurors to keep deliberating.