Prosecutors called dozens of witnesses including the man who said he was driving the car from which Hernandez shot and killed Cape Verdean nationals Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado after they left the club.
Closing arguments are due on Thursday in the double-murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, who is charged with gunning down two men outside a Boston nightclub in 2012 after a dispute over a spilled drink.
After more than a month of testimony, prosecutors and defense attorneys wrapped up their cases on the alleged killings, the second murder trial the former National Football League player has faced after being convicted of shooting an acquaintance dead in 2013.
Prosecutors called dozens of witnesses including the man who said he was driving the car from which Hernandez shot and killed Cape Verdean nationals Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado after they left the club. That witness, Alexander Bradley, told the jury that he had thought Hernandez only meant to scare the men.
The following year Hernandez shot Bradley in the face while the two were on a trip to Florida after Bradley mentioned the Boston shooting. Bradley, who lost an eye in that shooting, initially denied knowing who had shot him but later identified Hernandez as the alleged shooter in a civil lawsuit seeking monetary damages.
Hernandez, 27, is charged with witness intimidation for that alleged shooting. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The jury also heard testimony about Hernandez's tattoos, including two depicting guns and one that reads "God forgives" when viewed with a mirror.
Hernandez had a $41 million contract when he was arrested in June 2013 and charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, an acquaintance. The team dropped him within hours of his arrest and he is now serving a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole for Lloyd's killing, which he was convicted of in 2015.
The additional murder charges also carry life sentences if he is found guilty.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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