FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A gaggle of Hollywood Police Department officers took the stand at a sentencing listening to for a person convicted of killing one in every of their colleagues, WSVN reported.
Officer Yandy Chirino was shot and killed in 2021 throughout a battle after he responded to reviews of a suspect checking automobile door handles. Jason Banegas pleaded responsible to first-degree homicide in Chirino’s demise.
Officers Henry Martinez and Manuel Rodriguez-Blevins recounted their response and efforts to avoid wasting Chirino throughout opening statements on Dec. 2.
“He was pointing at his face … I could tell that he’d been shot,” Rodriguez-Blevins testified.
He advised the court docket that after calling for assistance on the radio, he tried to render support.
“How did you know Officer Chirino was still alive on the drive to the hospital?” a prosecutor requested Martinez.
“He was squeezing my finger,” Martinez replied.
Both officers additionally testified about Chirino’s character and their friendships.
“I had the privilege of knowing one of the best human beings God has created. A man who loved his family, loved his job and lived every day fully …” stated Martinez. “His death didn’t just take a friend away from me, it took away a future. He deserved to live.”
Eight of 12 jurors must conform to a demise sentence, or Banegas will probably be sentenced to life in jail, based on the report.
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