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Man convicted in Raleigh store owner's 2011 shooting death

A man accused of killing the owner of a Raleigh tobacco store two years ago was convicted last week of first-degree murder.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A man accused of killing the owner of a Raleigh tobacco store two years ago was convicted last week of first-degree murder.

Steven Marcel Cooley, 22, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole 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.

Cooley was also convicted of robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with dangerous weapon in the case.

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