Witnesses in Tampa dog park murder trial say shooter said he wanted to kill, harm victim
“He said, ‘I’m going to hit that guy, I’m going to break his jaw,‘” Genovese recalled during the second day of testimony in Radford’s murder trial. He said Radford told him that when he saw Lay, he liked to walk up on him quickly “to try and scare him.”
"Nobody wins, everybody loses" said witness in Tampa dog park murder trial
We’re listening to the reaction following a not-guilty verdict in the Tampa dog park shooting. Witnesses who testified in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford are speaking out.
Dog Park shooting trial: Tampa jury decides fate of man accused in murder case
A Tampa jury found Gerald Declan Radford not guilty in the deadly shooting at a dog park after just two hours of deliberations. The verdict comes nearly one year after the murder.
FL v. Gerald Radford: Dog Park Murder Trial
A Florida man was found not guilty of second-degree murder after a fatal shooting at a Tampa dog park. Gerald Radford testifies in his own defense during a stand-your-ground hearing in Tampa. (Court TV) A jury acquitted Gerald Declan Radford of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 52-year-old John Walter Lay.
Jurors hear testimony in first day of Tampa dog park murder trial
Gerald Radford’s hostility toward John Walter Lay was sparked by Lay asking him out for a beer, a prosecutor said Tuesday during an opening statement.
Man found not guilty of murder of gay man in dog park murder trial
A Hillsborough County jury found Gerald Declan Radford not guilty for the shooting of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year.
‘I was speechless’: Friends react to verdict in Hillsborough dog park murder trial
Radford shot and killed Lay as the two men were engaged in a physical fight in a Hillsborough County dog park in 2024. A day after the trial came to an end, Lay’s friends expressed shock over the verdict.
Opening statements start in trial of Tampa man accused of gay hate crime in deadly dog park shooting
TAMPA, Florida — Opening statements began Tuesday in a case involving a deadly shooting at Tampa’s West Dog Park one year ago this week. Gerald Declan Radford is on trial for the death of John 'Walter' Lay. Jury selection on the case wrapped up Monday with jurors hearing testimony from state prosecutors and defense attorneys Tuesday.
Dog park shooting trial: Day 2 of testimony Wednesday
Testimony resumed in a Tampa courtroom on Wednesday in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford, who's accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay.
Jury finds Tampa dog park shooter not guilty
The man accused of murder in the shooting death of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year was acquitted Thursday. After deliberating for about 2 1/2 hours, a six-person jury found that Gerald Declan Radford did not commit second-degree murder when he shot John Walter Lay at the West Dog Park last year.
Jury delivers verdict in deadly dog park shooting trial
Throughout the trial, attorneys argued that Gerald Declan Radford acted in self-defense when he shot and killed John 'Walter' Lay.
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Shooter in Gay Man’s Murder Found Not Guilty
A jury has found a Florida man not guilty by reason of self-defense in the fatal shooting of a gay man at a Tampa dog park last year.
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Gerald Radford found not guilty in dog park shooting
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