(Marshalltown, IA) — A Marshall County jury didn’t buy the defendant’s claim of self-defense in a fatal shooting, convicting 31-year-old Mustafa Muhammad Wednesday. Detectives with the Marshalltown Police Department told the court Muhammad shot 27-year-old Blake Thomas in the back last year. The jury found him guilty of reckless use of a firearm. One of the bullets fired early that March morning grazed a 37-year-old woman. Her injuries were minor and her name hasn’t been released.
Marshalltown Defendant Convicted Of Firearms Charge In Shooting Death
Oct 8, 2021 | 6:01 AM
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