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By
Adriana Marroquin
- March 3, 2023
Court
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Daily Stories
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Trial for a non-fatal shooting between lifelong best friends continues.
Stefen Farmer, 50, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of an unregistered firearm, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, and four counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, for his alleged connection to a Feb. 25, 2021, non-fatal shooting that happened on the 4400 block of Gault Place, NE.
The trauma surgeon that took care of the victim at the hospital on the day of the incident testified that the victim had been alert and awake when he arrived at the hospital, and that none of his injuries had been life threatening.
The victim sustained two gunshot wounds, even though Farmer allegedly shot the gun a total of three times. The last shot missed the victim, according to court documents. Doctors originally thought the victim had sustained three gunshot wounds, but after further exams they realized the wounds on the victim’s leg was an entry and exit wound from the bullet.
The defense is slated to call their only witness on March 6, with closing statements for the trial to be done that afternoon.