German Man Convicted of Murder After Killing Over Mask Mandate

German Man Convicted of Murder After Killing Over Mask Mandate
Media and a police car stand in front of a gas station in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, on Sept. 21, 2021. Thomas Frey/dpa via AP
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—A man in Germany was convicted of murder and given a life sentence Tuesday for fatally shooting a gas station clerk following a dispute over face masks.

The September 2021 killing in the western town of Idar-Oberstein shocked the country. The defendant also was convicted of illegal weapons possession because he didn’t have a license for the gun used in the killing, German news agency dpa reported.