Jury finds man guilty in deadly Nashville church shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has found a man guilty of murder in a shooting at a Nashville church two years ago that left a woman dead and seven people wounded.

The jury deliberated less than five hours before finding 27-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson guilty Friday.

Among witnesses who testified in the trial were Burnette Chapel Church of Christ congregants who recalled details of the bloody scene.

Prosecutors are seeking life without parole.

Samson is black; the victims are white. A prosecutor said Samson left a note about a 2015 shooting massacre at a South Carolina black church and aimed to kill at least 10 white churchgoers in revenge.

Samson testified that because of his mental illnesses he didn’t remember if he shot the churchgoers.