Jury selection completed in West Tenn. armory shooting trial
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A jury has been selected in the trial of a Tennessee National Guard recruiter charged with attempting to kill four of his superiors in a shooting inside an armory north of Memphis.
The jury of 10 women and two men was chosen Monday in the trial of Amos Patton, who has pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to kill four Guard members at the armory in Millington in October 2013.
Prosecutors say Patton pulled a gun from a fanny pack and began shooting after he was told he was being relieved of duty and dismissed from active service for alleged misconduct. Authorities say three guard members suffered minor injuries in the shooting.
Investigators say a fourth soldier helped subdue Patton after he fled the armory.
