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Teen found guilty of lesser charges in shooting deaths of 2 students at Iowa school

Preston Walls appears in court at the Polk County Courthouse, Aug. 31, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. A jury has found the Iowa teenager guilty of second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of two students that he shot at a Des Moines alternative school earlier this year. Jurors on Thursday Sept. 14, 2023 found Walls guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 18-year-old Gionni Dameron and 16-year-old Rashad Carr at the Starts Right Here program on Jan. 23. (Lily Smith/Des Moines Register via AP, file)

Overview

  • Preston Walls claimed he shot in self-defense and was convicted of second-degree murder and manslaughter.
  • Walls killed 2 students, Gionni Dameron and Rashad Carr, and injured the founder of the school program.
  • Walls avoided a mandatory life sentence by being convicted of lesser charges.
  • Walls will be sentenced in November while another person awaits trial for murder charges.
  • The shootings happened at an alternative school in Des Moines, Iowa.