The Brief
- A jury found Joseph Dixon guilty of murder and assault for a 2021 shooting at a Kent gas station that killed one person and injured two others.
- Prosecutors say Dixon shot three people in a parked car, stole it with the victim’s body inside, and later dumped the car.
- Dixon, who had recently been released from prison, faces up to life in prison at his April 17 sentencing.
KENT, Wash. – A jury delivered a guilty verdict on all counts for a man who shot three people at a Kent gas station in 2021, killing one.
Joseph Dixon, 44, was found guilty of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection to a fatal triple shooting at a Circle K gas station on Sep. 19, 2021.
The backstory:
Court documents state Dixon opened a car door in the Circle K parking lot and shot three passengers inside. One victim was shot in the head and killed instantly. Another victim was shot in the head and chest, and the third was shot in the shoulder.…