Nearly four years after a great-grandfather was accidentally shot to death during a dispute over egg-throwing, a Baltimore County jury convicted the man police say pulled the trigger of second-degree murder.

On Wednesday, the jury acquitted Jose Bassat, 30, of the most serious charge of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2004, shooting death of George King. Police described the Dundalk resident and Korean War veteran as an innocent victim walking down the street.