Mason Sayer Lubitz, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Trevor Beeman, 24, at a San Antonio apartment on Christmas Day in 2021.
A Bexar County jury will determine the fate of a San Antonio man accused of killing his neighbor on Christmas Day . Mason Sayer Lubitz , 31, is accused of fatally shooting Trevor Beeman , 24, at the North Side apartment where they lived in 2021. If found guilty of first-degree murder, Lubitz faces up to life in prison. Since the trial began last week, Lubitz's attorneys have conveyed to the jury that when Lubitz fired his AR-15 style rifle at Beeman seven times, he did so in self-defense.
officer testifies that man who shot neighbor on Christmas Day was 'scared' for his life During the trial, defense attorney Jason Goss painted Beeman as a 'violent man' who was abusing his girlfriend, whom he lived with. He also said Beeman had consumed cocaine the night before the shooting, which was confirmed by the medical examiner. In her testimony, Beeman's girlfriend said Beeman would sometimes hit her when he drank alcohol.
Girlfriend of man killed by neighbor on Christmas Day said her boyfriend assaulted her, did cocaine Brown said Lubitz instigated the confrontation with Beeman by calling him a 'wife beater' and had been 'stewing on his feelings of shame and embarrassment' until the shooting on Christmas Day. Brown said Lubitz also instigated the confrontation with Beeman on Christmas Day when he shouted at him.
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