LAS CRUCES — Jesus Garcia shrank from the video screen in front of him as prosecutors played police body camera footage from the final minutes before his friend was killed.

"It's because she's no longer here," he explained in a voice so soft that state District Judge Richard Jacquez frequently reminded him to speak up so the jury could hear his testimony.

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