{"id":391485,"date":"2011-04-23T12:33:13","date_gmt":"2011-04-23T12:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/23\/tourist-shooting-suspect-charged\/"},"modified":"2011-04-23T12:33:13","modified_gmt":"2011-04-23T12:33:13","slug":"tourist-shooting-suspect-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/23\/tourist-shooting-suspect-charged\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist shooting suspect charged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"56.5395308427\"><span><span>23 April 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>08:33 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old suspect arrested over the murders of two British tourists shot dead in Florida has been charged with an earlier firearm offence.<\/p>\n<p>Shawn Tyson is accused of firing into a car on 7 April and has been charged with five counts of aggravated assault with a firearm without intent to kill.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged as an adult and ordered to remain in custody without bond.<\/p>\n<p>He is also expected to be charged with murdering James Cooper, of Warwick, and James Kouzaris, from Northampton.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kouzaris, 24, had been staying with the family of his university friend Mr Cooper, 25, in Longboat Key, about 12 miles away from where their bodies were found.<\/p>\n<p>They were discovered lying 50ft apart in a housing estate in the Newtown area of Sarasota city.<\/p>\n<p>US prosecutors have said they intend to charge the 16-year-old as an adult in connection with the deaths of the two ex-Sheffield University students.<\/p>\n<p>A court hearing for the firearm charges was held in Sarasota County Jail on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>View original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/uk-england-13175112\" title=\"Tourist shooting suspect charged\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tourist shooting suspect charged<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 23 April 2011 Last updated at 08:33 ET The 16-year-old suspect arrested over the murders of two British tourists shot dead in Florida has been charged with an earlier firearm offence. Shawn Tyson is accused of firing into a car on 7 April and has been charged with five counts of aggravated assault with a firearm without intent to kill. 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