Raymond Gunn found not guilty of felony murder

Courtesy of: Cass County Jail
Courtesy of: Cass County Jail

(Fargo, ND) -- The trial of a 40-year-old Raymond Gun is now over receiving a not guilty verdict.

Gunn was accused of murdering 41-year-old Eric Hayes in the parking lot of a Loaf 'N Jug near NDSU. Gunn and his attorneys maintained that he fired his weapon in self-defense, to protect himself from Hayes. Surveillance video shows Hayes chasing Gunn around a vehicle, as Gunn stumbles and falls onto his back - shooting Hayes as Gunn fell. 

Gunn faced life in prison if he was convicted. You can read more about Gunn by clicking here

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