Devondre Davis was 16 when he was shot in the head in a Tacoma apartment then dumped into a garbage bin.
Pierce County prosecutors say Davis’ death in September 2011 was cold-blooded murder.
Defense attorneys call it a tragic accident.
The man who pulled the trigger, either on purpose or inadvertently, went on trial this morning in Superior Court.
Anthony Clark, 21, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2013/03/14/trial-begins-for-man-accused-of-killing-tacoma-teenager-stuffing-his-body-into-a-trash-can/
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