Connecticut - LITCHFIELD - Roland Lagasse was killed on June 27, 2008 by a bullet that penetrated his chest, traveled through his heart and lungs, and lodged itself near his spinal column.
Lagasse's face, however, was in Litchfield Superior Court Thursday. State Prosecutor David Shepack produced a framed photograph of Lagasse during his closing argument, and the man's face was visible to the 12 jurors - reminding them why they were called to serve.
Lagasse's alleged killer, Kevin Campbell, and his defense attorneys have no control over what happens next in the now-three week trial, as the jury began deliberations around 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. State prosecutors are hoping to put Campbell behind bars for shooting his friend outside the Forbidden Motorcycle Club.
Closing arguments concluded right before 1 p.m. All the evidence, testimonies, causation and emotion was poured into more than two hours of debate between Shepack and Public Defender Chris Cosgrove.
Shepack began his portion with a brief statement of thanking jurors and then let the 2008 recording of witness Jennifer Valdarama Mercado's frantic 911 call set the stage.
"The evidence shows that through [Campbell's] actions, words and thoughts that he, in fact, intentionally, rather than accidentally, killed Roland Lagasse," Shepack said. "These were friends. He testified that [a fist fight] was out of character for Roland, yet he testifies that when Roland is on the ground dying, he walks away.
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