Man suspected in deadly Silver Lake Trader Joe's shooting ruled competent to stand trial Published article LOS ANGELES - A man accused of engaging in a gunfight with police that resulted in the death of an assistant manager at a Trader Joe's store in Silver Lake in 2018 was found competent Monday to stand trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench set a pretrial hearing for July 22. Gene Evin Atkins, 31, has pleaded both not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to murder in the killing of Melyda Maricela Corado. He is. also facing charges of attempted murder, attempted murder of a peace officer, assault on a peace officer with a semiautomatic firearm, kidnapping, fleeing a pursuing peace officer's motor vehicle while driving recklessly, grand theft of an automobile, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, false imprisonment of a hostage and mayhem.