AUSTIN, Texas — The trial for Austin police officer Daniel Sanchez , who is accused of shooting and killing an Austin man while on duty in November 2022, started Thursday.

The jury was brought in just after 9:30 a.m.

Sanchez is charged with deadly conduct, a third-degree felony, for the shooting death of 33-year-old Rajan Moonesinghe on Nov. 15, 2022. Sanchez has pled not guilty.

Opening statements

Prosecutor Rob Drummond started opening statements with the last words of Moonesinghe, “It wasn’t me,” and pointed to the number of times he was shot, which was five.

“[Officer Sanchez] did not have probable cause to make an arrest and under the law, whether you’re good or bad or whether you have good intent or bad intent [does that] constitute the use of deadly force, which is unlawf

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