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Virginia man convicted of capital murder

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Henrico County ma has been convicted of capital murder in the fatal shooting of a convenience store owner.

Twenty-one-year-old Jamon T. Burroughs faces a mandatory life sentence without parole.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1rofi0b ) reports that the six-man, six-woman jury found Burroughs guilty on Thursday.

The jury also convicted Burroughs on charges of attempted robbery, burglary with intent to commit robbery and two firearms charges. He faces up to an additional 38 years on these charges.

Burroughs was charged with killing store owner Farooq M. Bhimdi on Jan. 28, 2013.

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Information from: Richmond Times-Dispatch, http://www.timesdispatch.com

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