Man on trial for 2019 Central Fresno murder

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An accused murderer took his spot successful tribunal connected Monday, 5 years aft Ricky Brogdon died from a gunshot to his head.

Prosecutors accidental Juan Daniel Grado fired the deadly changeable erstwhile helium was conscionable 18. He has pleaded not blameworthy to 1 number of murder, and connected Monday, a region assemblage began proceeding evidence.

"Mr. Grado admits that helium went to that residence to scare him and fired the shotgun done the door," Senior Deputy District Attorney Daniel Walters said.

"The grounds you're going to hear, I believe, is going to amusement that this was a killing, but it is not a murder," defence lawyer Linden Lindahl said.

The shooting happened successful the mediate of the nighttime astatine a location successful Central Fresno successful August 2019.

Investigators accidental Brogdon called 911 to study idiosyncratic successful his backyard. He went to the doorway to spot if Grado was inactive outside.

Prosecutors accidental helium was.

"He takes a shotgun. Points it astatine a door. He shoots the shotgun erstwhile done a metallic information door," Walters said. "On the different broadside was Ricky Brogdon."

Brogdon's 2 sons took the basal successful tribunal Monday, telling the assemblage they heard the changeable that killed their father.

Action News could not grounds their testimony, but 1 lad told the assemblage helium saw his dada and Grado arguing successful the backyard. He said determination was a large bang, and a car sped distant from the neighborhood.

The CHP past pulled implicit a car connected the 180, and prosecutors accidental the serviceman recovered a smoking gun.

"As helium clears it and renders it safe, helium smells something," Walters said. "Gunpowder, arsenic if the weapon had been precocious shot."

As for a motive, the defence lawyer hinted astatine a imaginable emotion triangle, telling the assemblage much grounds astir that volition travel retired successful the adjacent fewer days.

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