Opening statements begin in SPU shooting trial
Oct 10, 2016, 5:50 AM | Updated: 12:10 pm
Opening statements will be made Monday in the trial of Aaron Ybarra, the suspect in the shootings at Seattle Pacific University.
Prosecutors say Ybarra, who is now 29, shot and killed 19-year-old Paul Lee and injured two others on SPU’s campus on June 5, 2014.
Jurors will reportedly go back to SPU’s campus to see where the shooting happened.
Police released surveillance video showing a man they say is Ybarra opening fire. At one point, his gun locks up.
Ybarra is charged with first-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder and one count of second-degree assault.
The trial is expected to last up to two months.
Ybarra previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and has been held without bail since the shooting happened.
In court filings, John Meis, the student who tackled Ybarra, is on a list of people who may be called to testify for the prosecution.
