Wafer takes stand in Renisha McBride fatal shooting case

Wafer takes stand in Renisha McBride fatal shooting case Wafer takes stand in Renisha McBride fatal shooting case

Updated: Monday, August 4 2014 4:11 PM EDT2014-08-04 20:11:02 GMT

DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit-area man on trial for killing an unarmed woman who showed up drunk on his porch told jurors Monday that when he bought the gun he shot her with, it was a form of home security he could afford.Theodore Wafer took the witness stand on the seventh day of testimony in his trial on second-degree murder charges in the Nov. 2 slaying of Renisha McBride.Wafer's lawyer, Cheryl Carpenter, asked if he had a security system installed at his home. He said no. "I think everybody w...

DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit-area man on trial for killing an unarmed woman who showed up drunk on his porch told jurors Monday that when he bought the gun he shot her with, it was a form of home security he could afford.Theodore Wafer took the witness stand on the seventh day of testimony in his trial on second-degree murder charges in the Nov. 2 slaying of Renisha McBride.Wafer's lawyer, Cheryl Carpenter, asked if he had a security system installed at his home. He said no. "I think everybody w...

Updated: Thursday, July 31 2014 7:47 PM EDT2014-07-31 23:47:47 GMT

DETROIT (AP) -- A former medical examiner sparred with a prosecutor Thursday over a wound on the hand of a woman who was fatally shot on a Detroit-area porch, telling jurors it seems to fit the defense's claim that Renisha McBride was pounding on the homeowner's doors before she was killed.Dr. Werner Spitz, a forensic pathologist, said photos of McBride's body show a "small superficial laceration" on her left hand. It "could have come from pounding on something," Spitz said.The testimony was ...

DETROIT (AP) -- A former medical examiner sparred with a prosecutor Thursday over a wound on the hand of a woman who was fatally shot on a Detroit-area porch, telling jurors it seems to fit the defense's claim that Renisha McBride was pounding on the homeowner's doors before she was killed.Dr. Werner Spitz, a forensic pathologist, said photos of McBride's body show a "small superficial laceration" on her left hand. It "could have come from pounding on something," Spitz said.The testimony was ...

Updated: Wednesday, July 30 2014 5:46 PM EDT2014-07-30 21:46:50 GMT

The prosecution has rested its case in the Renisha McBride murder trial. Theodore Wafer, 55, has been charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and felony firearm.

The prosecution has rested its case in the Renisha McBride murder trial. Theodore Wafer, 55, has been charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and felony firearm.

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Wafer takes stand in Renisha McBride fatal shooting case