LACONIA — Jury selection in the second murder trial of Hassan Sapry inched ever closer to conclusion on Thursday afternoon, when attorneys agreed on their 13th juror.

They’ll need 16 members of the jury pool to serve during trial — 12 on the jury and four alternates. On Thursday morning, they’d already selected seven. By noon, they’d selected 12, and after their mid-day recess, they selected another.

Jury selection is scheduled to continue on Friday morning in Belknap County Superior Court.

Sapry, 27, is charged with nine offenses, including first- and second-degree murder, in the 2019 death of Wilfred Guzman Sr. in Laconia. His first prosecution, in 2022, ended in a mistrial. He’s been awaiting the second trial for about three years.

Indictments are allegations. Sapry is innocent unti

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