BREAKING: Former Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez Found Not Guilty in Double Murder Trial

By Jay Caruso | 4:12 PM on April 14, 2017

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Not many people saw this one coming but it happened. Aaron Hernandez was found not guilty of murder in his trial:

Aaron Hernandez was found not guilty of two counts of murder on Friday in the killing of two men in a drive-by shooting outside a Boston nightclub in July 2012.

The former NFL star faced eight counts in all, including two of murder and three of armed assault. He also faced a charge of witness intimidation for allegedly shooting his former friend in the face in an attempt to silence him.

Hernandez was found guilty of just one count: illegal possession of a firearm.