JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The trial of an ex-convict accused of shooting and paralyzing Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier is underway.
Jurors arrived Tuesday afternoon to hear opening statements on attempted murder and weapons charges against 33-year-old Tyrone Hartsfield of Jacksonville.
Authorities say Hartsfield shot Collier 14 times in September 2008 as the player sat in an SUV. He and a teammate were waiting outside an apartment for two women they met at a nightclub.
Police say Hartsfield's motive was revenge for a fight with Collier months earlier at a sports bar. Hartsfield has denied any involvement in the shooting.
Collier was left paralyzed from the waist down and his lower left leg was amputated because of blood clots.
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