AUSTIN, Texas - On Friday morning, day two of the trial for an Austin police officer who shot and killed a man in 2022 began.

Officer Daniel Sanchez is facing a deadly conduct charge for the death of tech entrepreneur, Raj Moonesinghe.

Day 2 of trial

What they're saying:

The defense called retired police officer and use-of-force expert Jamie Borden to testify.

Borden said he uses different things to determine if deadly force is reasonable, including context of the call, purpose of the call, what type of threats there are, and if the threat is viable. He said when officers arrived at Moonesinghe’s house, they didn’t know where shots were coming from or where they were going.

Borden said Moonesinghe firing the two shots into his home while officers arrived "holds extreme significance

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