Overview
- The trial of Demaurion Moore and Mekhi Cable began after jury selection Monday with opening statements and the first witnesses testifying on Tuesday, including Tyree Smith’s mother and sister.
- Prosecutors showed surveillance and officer body‑worn camera footage publicly for the first time as part of their effort to reconstruct the September 2021 shooting that killed 16‑year‑old Tyree Smith.
- Investigators say a gray Jeep Cherokee reported stolen that morning was tied to the scene through video, phone records and DNA recovered in the vehicle, and prosecutors say 12 to 13 shell casings from two guns were found at the bus stop.
- The prosecution told jurors it will present an alleged confession and social‑media messages referencing a “bus stop mission,” while defense attorneys dispute the case and seek to shift blame to other people or to the co‑defendant.
- Surviving students and family members have given emotional testimony about the human toll and the trial will continue with more prosecution witnesses as the court weighs forensic, digital and eyewitness evidence.