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A community tries to forgive following shooter's murder conviction
Williams found guilty Thursday of killing man outside Peppers market
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Friends and family of defendant Joseph Williams and his victim Adrian Thompson filled a room in Hall County Superior Court during every day of the trial last week. Wednesday’s video of the shooting was especially hard on Thompson’s family, seated in the foreground. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Those who showed their support for the late Adrian Thompson during the prosecution of his shooter said they must extend compassion to the family of Joseph Williams. Williams was convicted Thursday by a jury on three counts of murder. “It’s about their children.