{"id":239522,"date":"2026-04-20T22:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239522\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T22:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:03:11","slug":"tallahassee-man-found-guilty-of-attempted-murder-after-shooting-apartment-complex-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239522\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee man found guilty of attempted murder after shooting apartment complex manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A jury found a Tallahassee man guilty of attempted second-degree murder for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2022\/10\/04\/shots-fired-broad-daylight-woman-seriously-injured\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2022\/10\/04\/shots-fired-broad-daylight-woman-seriously-injured\/\"> shooting his apartment complex manager in 2022<\/a>, according to court documents. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Ernest Lawson faces a potential sentence of 25 years to life in prison, according to the state attorney\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">According to law enforcement, around the time of the shooting, Lawson was \u201cunder financial strain and was displeased with the victim, who was his apartment complex manager.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Court documents reveal Lawson expressed numerous complaints during his two years living at Blue Cascade Apartments, and said he felt his grievances were not addressed properly by the manager. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More on crime in our area:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Documents say Lawson bought a gun, and a week later, \u201cwaited five hours for the victim to arrive at work at the complex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">After she pulled up at about 12:20 p.m., Lawson drove up behind her car and shot her once in the abdomen after she exited her vehicle. Court documents say Lawson did not try to render aid or call 911, and instead drove off to a pizza restaurant where he worked as a delivery driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Law enforcement eventually tracked Lawson down to his workplace, where he was arrested after returning from making a pizza delivery. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The jury rejected his claim that he had purchased the gun just to scare the victim and that the shooting was an accident, the state attorney says. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/20\/tallahassee-man-found-guilty-attempted-murder-after-shooting-apartment-complex-manager\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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