Murder trial begins in 2011 Raleigh tobacco store shooting death
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of one of three men accused of shooting and killing a north Raleigh tobacco store owner more than two years ago.
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Steven Marcel Cooley, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 2, 2011, death of Majid Mohram, 39, who was shot in the chest during a robbery at M3 Tobacco on Calvary Drive.
Relatives said that Mohram, of Yemen, had opened the store five months prior to his death. He left behind a wife and two young children.
According to arrest warrants, the alleged robbers took a wallet, cellphone and keys – worth about $300 – from Morham.
The two other suspects – Kwamane Monte Everett, 24, and Demario Quentel Williams, 23, – are still in jail awaiting trial.
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