Deliberations are underway in the capital murder trial of Trevor McEuen.

McEuen is accused of fatally shooting his neighbor, Aaron Martinez, in May 2023. Prosecutors said McEuen opened fire on Martinez with a semi-automatic rifle following a crash near the victim’s property in rural Kaufman County. McEuen said the shooting was done in self defense.

Before closing arguments Thursday, McEuen was on the stand Wednesday for more than five hours talking about the shooting.

Prosecutors and McEuen’s defense rested after hearing from several witnesses, including McEuen’s father, an ex-girlfriend, a Texas Ranger and a landscaper.

A landscaper testified Martinez had hired him to work on his property and that McEuen followed his crew and tried to instigate a reaction before firing gunshots toward

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