ATLANTA - Opening statements began Tuesday for the man accused of killing Fulton County Deputy James Thomas, Jr.

What they're saying:

Prosecutors say Alton Oliver, who was 26 at the time, shot the off-duty deputy who was driving his personal car on Bolton Road in Northwest Atlanta.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Chris Sperry says at around 4:30am, Oliver was walking down the street when Thomas approached him in his personal car. Sperry says Thomas circled back multiple times and, at one point, asked for sexual favors.

The state accuses Oliver of shooting and killing Thomas out of anger.

"This is what happens when you point that gun, and this is what happens when you shoot that gun, not once, not twice, but three times," Sperry told jurors. "James Thomas was shot for shooting his sho

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