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Grover Cannon Found Guilty of Murdering Shreveport Police Officer
According to Arklatexhomepage.com it only took the jury 2 hours of deliberation and returned with a verdict at 9:00 p.m. The Jury has found Grover Cannon guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a Shreveport Police Officer.
On August 5, 2015, Officer Thomas LaValley was shot while responding to a report of a suspicious person outside of the home of Grover Cannon's sister in the Queensborough neighborhood.
Grover Cannon was charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of the 29-year-old Shreveport police officer. Arklatexhomepage.com claims "When the verdict was read, Cannon showed no reaction. While there was a generally subdued reaction from family and friends of the slain police officer, some could be heard sobbing."
Grover Cannon now faces the death penalty. The sentencing part of the trial starts Thursday morning.
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