"Ex-security guard convicted of murder in Royal Farms fatal shooting"

A former security guard, Kanisha Spence, was convicted of second-degree murder and gun charges by a Baltimore jury after she testified that she fired her gun in self-defense, killing a man at a Royal Farms store. Spence's defense attorney expressed disappointment with the verdict and indicated that there may be an appeal. Spence also took an Alford plea on perjury and false statement charges. Prosecutors argued that the shooting was an execution, while Spence maintained that she did not intend to kill the victim.