Overview
- Lopez, who renewed his complaints about his lawyer during Friday’s session, was removed from the courtroom and ordered to watch the trial from a cell after a fresh outburst over an evidence objection.
- Earlier Friday, the judge denied Lopez’s bid to replace his attorney, a day after he told jurors he was firing the lawyer and claimed he was not being defended.
- Court experts testified that Officer Mohamed Said died from a gunshot to the head and that his service pistol was still fully loaded with 16 rounds when examined.
- Video and witness accounts described a foot chase at a Melvindale car wash, a Taser deployment, and a brief struggle that ended with a single fatal shot.
- Investigators said they tied Lopez to the case by linking him to an AutoZone robbery a day earlier and finding stolen items at the car wash, and he now faces a murder-of-a-peace-officer charge and multiple weapons and drug counts that could bring a life sentence.