Opening statements and testimony began Wednesday afternoon in the Theodore Edgecomb trial. Prosecutors and the defense team laid out their cases and jurors heard from some of the first witnesses.What began as potential road rage on Milwaukee's east side in September 2020 between a bicyclist and a car passenger, ended in deadly gunfire.Prosecutors said Edgecomb, dressed in a suit and tie for his homicide trial, intentionally killed immigration attorney Jason Cleereman."A horrible, senseless incident," prosecutor Grant Huebner said.Huebner told jurors during opening statements Wednesday Cleereman's wife swerved to avoid hitting Edgecomb, who then punched her husband so hard in the face it knocked his glasses off.As the couple pulled over, the state said Cleereman got out and approached Edgecomb at the Holton Street Bridge, which was captured on surveillance video."(Cleereman's) got a knife in his pocket, but there's nothing in his hands. The defendant pulls out a 9mm handgun. He shoots the victim in the face," Huebner said.But Edgecomb is claiming self-defense."Do you see my hand? Do you see my whole hand or do you only see the side I'm showing to you? For almost one and a half years, there's only been one side of the story," defense attorney B'Ivory LaMarr said.Edgecomb's defense attorney said Cleereman had been drinking and lunged toward Edgecomb after yelling racial slurs at the bicyclist."They chased Edgecomb," LaMarr said.As attorneys presented the two very different sides, some of the first witnesses took the stand.Jurors watched body camera footage from an officer first on scene, showing Cleereman on the ground. "A gunshot wound to, at the time, to the face," Det. Ester Kremserova said.Another detective testified they found, money, keys, a closed pocketknife on the victim, and a 9 mm bullet casing on the ground.On Tuesday, Judge David Borowski dismissed the original jury pool after some potential jurors were shown on the courthouse's camera system. On Wednesday, 14 jurors were selected — 12 women, two men. If convicted, Edgecomb faces a mandatory life sentence.He pleaded guilty Tuesday to bail jumping. Edgecomb's supports told WISN 12 "unlawful possession of a firearm does not preclude him from acting in self-defense. Mr. Edgecomb decided to make that a non-issue by accepting responsibility for the bail jumping charges." Edgecomb was on the run for six months after the shooting.Police caught him in Kentucky.He is expected to testify in his own defense.Borowski said the trial is expected to end Monday.