(CNN) A man has been convicted of killing two people who confronted him for harassing a Muslim teen and her friend in a Portland, Oregon, train.

Jeremy Joseph Christian was found guilty of 12 counts, including two murder charges and an attempted murder charge, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said in a statement Friday.

The jury will begin considering his sentence Tuesday.

Jeremy Joseph Christian shouts at the end of a court appearance.

"Our community continues to feel the profound impact from this violent and racist attack that happened more than two years ago," District Attorney Rod Underhill said in the statement.

On May 26, 2017, Christian boarded a MAX light-rail train in Portland and then went on a tirade directed at two African-American teenagers, one of whom was wearing a traditional Muslim hijab.

Read More