Attorneys described the havoc of a 2017 shooting that killed two and led to three hospitalizations during Tuesday opening statements in the death penalty trial of a man accused of firing nine rounds into a townhome.

Clarence Wilson, 54, is accused in connection with the December 2017 shooting that killed 50-year-old Mark Cooley and 42-year-old Tina Jackson. The shooting occurred in the Desert Pines Townhomes at 3750 E. Bonanza Road.

“Chaos,” said defense attorney Richard Tanasi. “That’s what this case is about.”

He questioned whether prosecutors could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Wilson did not act in self-defense and said prosecutors could not prove Wilson shot his fiancee’s gun or that he did so with the intent to kill.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Giancarlo Pesci played a

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