On Wednesday, the defense of the man accused of shooting and killing off-duty Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall’s continued to present their case to jurors, calling into question Hall’s behavior prior to the shooting and repeatedly asking about the location of his gun.
In court, defense attorney Carmen Robinson continued to paint a different narrative about Hall and what happened the night of his murder.
According to the commonwealth, Hall, while visiting relatives, encountered a rowdy block party taking place on the same street — Monticello Street. Prosecutors say Hall then tried to break up a fight between several women when he was shot in the back three times, allegedly by 34-year-old Christen Bey. Prosecutors said Hall was unarmed at the time.
The defense disputes those accounts and suggests that Hall was armed at the time of the shooting.
The defense also called a uniformed officer who arrived on the scene and attempted to illustrate that the crime scene was not properly secured by playing a small portion of body cam footage that shows an unmanned area.
Court ended with the defense calling a key witness, Hall’s older cousin who he was with before his murder, and will resume Thursday at 8:30 a.m. as the defense continues its case.
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