Jury selection begins in manslaughter trial against a white man who shot a black man in a dispute over a handicapped parking space in Florida.
fatally shot Markeis McGlockton, 28, outside of a Clearwater convenience store on July 19, 2018.
Drejka had approached McGlockton's car to see if it had the correct decal for a handicapped space and subsequently got in an argument with McGlockton's girlfriend who was in the car with two of their children. When McGlockton came out of the store and saw what was going on, he shoved Drejka to the ground, surveillance footage showed.Drejka then pulled out his gun and shot McGlockton, the footage showed.
Drejka, who has a concealed weapons license, was initially not arrested due to Florida’s"stand your ground" law. Nearly a month later though, local prosecutorsMichael Drejka makes his first appearance at the Pinellas Courthouse in Clearwater, Fla., from the county jail via video, facing manslaughter charges for the shooting death of Markeis McGlockton, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.
But Drejka’s attorneys have since said they won't be using"stand your ground" during the trial, but instead will argue self-defense, according to NBC affiliate
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