Little Press: [Black] Teenager accused of killing British tourists told friend he had shot the men even though they had pleaded for their lives

Teenager accused of killing British tourists told friend he had shot the men even though they had pleaded for their lives | Mail Online

'Since you ain’t got no money I got something for your ass': Teenager accused of killing British tourists 'admitted he shot them as they pleaded for their lives'

• Shawn Tyson accused of killing James Kouzaris and James Cooper in April 2011
• Used a slang term for white men - 'crackers' - in phone call after midnight
• Tourists were shot dead a short while later in run-down housing project 
• Witness had spent the evening 'smoking and chilling' with the accused

By MAIL FOREIGN SERVICE

PUBLISHED: 10:56 EST, 26 March 2012 |

The US teenager accused of killing two British tourists in 2011 told a friend how he gunned them down as they pleaded for their lives, his trial heard.

Shawn Tyson, 17, is accused of killing James Kouzaris and James Cooper in April of 2011. He is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and could face life in prison if convicted.

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