TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo man charged in two 2022 shootings, one of which was fatal, was found guilty of murder and attempted murder on Thursday by a Lucas County jury.
Amir Hashim, 20, was convicted on five of six charges: one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault. He was found not guilty of one count of improperly discharging a firearm.
On April 7, Hasim was sentenced to life in prison. He is eligible for parole in 32 years.
Hashim was arrested for the first shooting on May 10, 2022, On May 5, 57-year-old Ernest Artis was shot twice by Hashim after an argument on Yates Street near Lagrange, according to police.
Then, he was indicted for the murder of 18-year-old Phillip Cunningham, who was found dead by police on April 25, 2022, with a gunshot wound to the head inside a home in the 2200 block of Lagrange Street.
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