CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte man on trial accused of shooting a protester during the uptown riots in 2016 sat in court Friday as detectives showed the jury parts of an interview conducted after he was arrested.
"We wanted to loosen him up, we wanted him to admit to an accident," said Franchot Pack, a homicide detective with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. "There was not a chance this was an accident."
The state accused Rayquan Borum of first aiming a gun at police and firing. The prosecution said the gun did not go off the first time, and Borum fired again while turning away.
The state said Borum killed protester Justin Carr during the second attempt as Carr walked in front of the deadly shot.
Jurors were also shown evidence taken from Borum's car and inside a Charlotte home where he stayed.
Crime scene investigation collector Joesph Willinsky testified to finding a 9mm bullet inside the cup holder of Borum's car.
The prosecution asked if it was indeed a 9mm.
"Correct," said Willinsky.
That was significant to the state's case because evidence of a 9mm shell casing was found at the scene of the crime.
The state is expected to continue to present evidence well into next week. The medical examiner is expected to testify soon.
The defense maintained CMPD rushed to make an arrest in the case. The defense objected to the police interview that was played in court but was overruled by the judge.