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Memphis Magazine story about the Cordova parking lot killing

Memphis Magazine’s cover story this month is about the 2009 Cordova parking lot killing, when Harry Coleman shot Robert Schwerin during an argument over parked cars.  There’s part of the story online, along with an interview with the author.  From the interview, it appears he got full cooperation from Coleman but not from the prosecution, Schwerin’s family, or some of the eyewitnesses.   The case is presently before the court of appeals.

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September 28, 2012, 8:51 am | Tags: , | Category: Law: National | 3 comments

3 comments to Memphis Magazine story about the Cordova parking lot killing

  • Not Zach Scruggs
    September 28, 2012 at 10:51 am

    Note to self: Tangle not with obnoxious strangers. Almost everyone is packing heat these days, and if not “standing his or her ground” over some imagined hostility, likely to have a spouse or significant other in tow whose honor (or scratched vehicle, if there’s a distinction between the two) needs defending.

  • Hunter
    September 28, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Without reading the entire article, it seems to be written from the perspective that Coleman’s actions were justified. Not sure if I agree with that. I do find it interesting that Coleman tried to call 911, BUT DID NOT GET AN ANSWER. That is crazy.

  • Ben
    September 28, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    It’s a car … for cryin’ out loud. It’s a car. Hummer … Suburban … Smartcar … makes no difference. It’s a car. What gets into fools with guns? Who does Coleman think he is?–Dirty Harry with a prop-set gun? What does he think is going to happen?–he’s going to put a round through Schwerin’s head … and Schwerin will pop right back up, wiping off the red make-up? What difference does it make what Schwerin might have said … or not said … to Coleman et al? There is nothing on the face of this planet that justifies Coleman’s executing Schwerin. This is about as cold-blooded as murder can get. Even if the jury slept through the entire trial, they got their verdict right.