April, 2023 – A Davidson County jury found Juwan Jaheim Gaines guilty on all three counts for a 2020 shooting at Opry Mills Mall that sent shoppers scrambling. It took the Criminal Court Division IV jury just 40 minutes to find Gaines (who was 19 years old at the time of the shooting) guilty of Attempted First Degree Murder, Employment of a Firearm during the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and Reckless Endangerment. Witnesses stated that Gaines was walking with another group of men when he pulled his gun and began shooting. Then 19-year-old Michael Pignone was hit, but has since recovered. Sentencing for Gaines is set for early June. 
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