![]() When asked, he said he told police he thought Coley could have been the shooter as he did not have issues with anyone else he thought might shoot at him. He confirmed on questioning that damage to the back of his jeep, including bullet holes and one bullet lodged in the rear, was new. The witness said he left the scene after the shooting, but spoke with police the next day. He said he only fired up the street, towards the cars in the intersection and not towards the sidewalk or grassy areas. He was then shown the gun in court and confirmed it was his. He did not know how many shots he fired, but emptied the magazine that was in his. The witness said he took cover behind his driver side door, pulled a gun from his hip and then returned fire. The witness testified that a black car was first in the intersection, followed by a light car and gunfire came from both. He said he assumed they were people he knew, so he waved, but then gunshots started. He said a gray or black car caught his attention when it stopped in that intersection and the windows rolled down. The witness said on the day in question, he was walking out of a store towards his car parked on N. The witness appeared in handcuffs and a prison uniform as he is behind held on charges unrelated to the Sept. Prosecutors had gotten him written promises from the state and federal level that what he said on the stand would not be used against him in the future. The third witness of the day was the intended target of the shooting, who prosecutors ended the first day of the trial with concerns about whether he would testify or just invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.Īfter some discussions in court without jurors and two stoppages when jurors were present, because he invoked the Fifth, the witness eventually answered questions posed to him. ![]() On cross-examination, the officer confirmed that neither Coley nor Henderson (the two men currently on trial) were in the car and there were no documents connected to them either. ![]() 223-caliber magazine, and a 9mm magazine. He said inside the backpack were ski masks. The officer said the driver was Rarmil Pettiford, one of the other men charged in this case, and a backpack was found in the backseat of the car. He said one of them was a light-colored BMW that they found on the city’s Southside the day after the shooting. He said he was part of the team tasked to find cars suspected of being involved in the shooting The next witness someone who was part of the RPD investigative team at the time of the shooting. ![]() She said no bullet fragments were recovered from her and therefore could no determine what type of gun fired the bullet or how far away it was fired from. The first witness of the day was an assistant chief medical examiner who said Humphrey was killed by a single gunshot to the back. Richmond Circuit Court Judge Phillip Hairston is presiding over the trial. Stephen Mutnick is representing Henderson. The case is being tried by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorneys Andy Johnson and Katherine Groover. They said Coley and the four other co-defendants -who they allege are in a gang together - shot at that man, who eventually returned fire.Īttorneys for the defendants argued investigators incorrectly identified their clients as suspects in a rush to judgment, and no witness places them in Gilpin Court at the time of the shooting. Prosecutors allege Coley had an ongoing beef with another man who was at Gilpin Court that day. You can read CBS 6’s coverage of day one here. Tyree Coley, 21, and Savonne Henderson, 24, are being tried together and have pled not guilty to all the charges.īoth men are accused of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, shooting in a public place and shooting from a vehicle. Tynashia Humphrey was walking home from the store with family when prosecutors say she was caught in the crossfire of a shootout near Gilpin Court on the evening of September 12, 2022. A total of 12 witnesses were called by the prosecution, bringing the two day total to 16. Day two of the murder trial for two of five men charged in a shootout that left an innocent 15-year-old bystander dead resumed Thursday.
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