PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland cannabis store employee has been found not guilty on all counts Friday, including multiple murder charges, stemming from a 2024 shooting that left two suspected robbers dead.

Jason Steiner, 35, was accused of shooting and killing two people who attempted to rob the La Mota cannabis store in North Portland on Oct. 3, 2024.

According to investigators, Steiner was the only employee working at the La Mota shop that night. Surveillance video captured three masked men entering the store and holding him at gunpoint. The suspects forced Steiner out the front door while they appeared to take products from the store.

The video shows Steiner walking around the corner and retrieving a semi-automatic handgun from his bag before returning and firing 13 shots through a

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