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Jurors in Aaron Hernandez murder trial see site of killings

Jurors in Aaron Hernandez murder trial see site of killings | iNFOnews.ca
Defense attorney Jose Baez addresses the jury before leaving for the "view" of locations pertinent in former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's double murder trial in Suffolk Superior Court, Friday, March 3, 2017, in Boston. Hernandez is accused in the killing Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston's South End, on July 16, 2012. (John Wilcox/The Boston Herald via AP)

BOSTON – Jurors in the double-murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez have viewed the scene where two men were fatally shot in 2012.

On Friday, jurors were shown several sites related to the double slaying, including the Cure Lounge in Boston. Prosecutors allege that Hernandez shot Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado after de Abreu accidentally bumped into Hernandez, spilling his drink. Hernandez is accused of later opening fire on the men at a stoplight.

Jurors visited the site of the shooting and a Boston evidence facility, where they were shown the Toyota 4Runner Hernandez and his former friend, Alexander Bradley, were in when the shooting occurred.

Hernandez’s lawyer said during opening statements that Bradley is the real killer. Bradley is expected to be the prosecution’s star witness against Hernandez.

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