The man accused of murder in the shooting death of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year was acquitted Thursday. After deliberating for about 2 1/2 hours, a six-person jury found that Gerald Declan Radford did not commit second-degree murder when he shot John Walter Lay at the West Dog Park last year.

A Hillsborough County jury found Gerald Declan Radford not guilty for the shooting of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year.