A Pinellas man has been convicted of manslaughter in what authorities said was a shooting over a drug deal.
Eddie Walker, now 27, was arrested in September 2012 and accused of using a 9 mm handgun to shoot Terrance Thomas of Largo in the head. Authorities said Walker was upset because he bought a brick of cocaine from Thomas that was too impure, or "cut."
They said Walker even wrote rap lyrics alluding to the crime, including: "When I get dis dope an I don't make a profit, I'm a grab my 9 and I'm a go to robbing."
Walker originally was charged with murder, but a jury on Tuesday found him guilty of manslaughter, a lesser offense. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday.
Man convicted of manslaughter after rapping about crime 04/15/15
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