The court in Bad Kreuznach followed the request of the public prosecutor.
The defense had rejected the charge of murder.
The German's two lawyers had pleaded for manslaughter with significantly reduced criminal responsibility of the accused, who, according to an expert, had around two per thousand alcohol in his blood.
The defense did not name a penalty.
The crime on September 18, 2021 at a gas station in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, caused horror across the country.
The question of who was the perpetrator did not play a major role in the six-month trial, as it was undisputed from the start.
The accused had confessed to getting a gun at home out of anger that the young cashier didn't want to sell him beer without a corona mask and pulling the trigger when he visited the gas station again.
There was also video footage of the crime.
He didn't have a gun license for the revolver.
He is also charged with illegal gun possession.
On the other hand, it remained disputed whether the 50-year-old acted out of base motives and malice and whether the guilt was particularly serious.
For the public prosecutor and the lawyer for the victim's mother, who took part in the trial as a joint plaintiff, this is beyond a doubt.
The defense, on the other hand, tried to use the murder characteristics of malice and base motives and sees neither as given.
The assessment of controllability also plays an important role in the judgment.
In the opinion of the public prosecutor's office and the co-prosecutor, the accused is fully culpable, despite considerable alcohol consumption.
They do not see any mitigating circumstances, but the defense does.
In his last statement before the verdict was announced, the accused once again emphasized how sorry he was for the crime.
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