BreakingNews: A Dallas jury found Jaime Jaramillo guilty of capital murder in the shooting death of Mesquite police officer Richard Houston.
A jury in a high-profile murder trial in Dallas saw body camera video of a Mesquite police officer's death. Testimony is set to resume in Jaime Jaramillo's capital murder trial.A Dallas jury found a man guilty of capital murder in the shooting death of a Mesquite police officer.Prosecutors said Officer Houston never had a chance to defend himself.
Police said Jaramillo shot Houston and then himself while fighting with his wife over an alleged love affair.Prosecutors said just after Officer Houston activated his body camera, Jaramillo got out of a vehicle with a gun. "Richard notices it and he begins to retreat back. Four shots are fired by the defendant before Richard ever gets his gun out of his holster," said Prosecutor Jason Hermus.
Jurors also heard the 911 call Jaramillo’s daughter made from the scene. She identified her father as the shooter during the call.
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