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Man charged with shooting man in head on Manchester street says he acted in self-defense

Prosecutors say Tyrese Harris had other options than firing gun

Man charged with shooting man in head on Manchester street says he acted in self-defense

Prosecutors say Tyrese Harris had other options than firing gun

22 YEAR OLD DID NOT HAVE TO PULL THE TRIGGER. IT WAS HERE AT THIS BUSY SOUTH WILLOW STREET INTERSECT, ASHTON, WHERE PROSECUTORS SAY 22 YEAR OLD TYREECE HARRIS SHOT KILLED 45 YEAR OLD DESMOND CARTER. KOVAC ON OCTOBER 29TH. THEY SAY HARRIS IN A HONDA CRV CUT CARTER OFF, WHO WAS DRIVING A TRUCK. THE STATE SAYS CARTER KOVAC APPROACHED HARRIS HIS SUV AND THAT’S WHEN THEY CLAIM HARRIS SHOT CARTER ONCE THE FACE TO FACE INTERACTION LASTED JUST 3 SECONDS. HE SHOT MR. CURRIERVILLE IN THE HEAD AND IMMEDIATELY HE FLED THE SCENE. THE ONLY PERSON TO TAKE THE STAND, THE LEAD DETECTIVE IN THE CASE TESTIMONY FOCUSED ON WITNESS INTERVIEWS. ABOUT 15 TO 20 PEOPLE SAW THE SHOOTING. THE DEFENSE HIGHLIGHTED ONE WITNESS WHO CLAIMS CARTER KOVAC TRIED TO ENTER HARRIS’S VEHICLE THAT THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN OPENING THE CRV STORE. CORRECT. AND THAT HE NEXT HIM YANK THE DRIVER, THE CRV. BRANT HARRIS HIS ATTORNEYS SAY HE FEARED HIS LIFE IN THE LIFE OF HIS PREGNANT, WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN HIS. BUT THE PROSECUTION SAYS SHOOTING CARTER KOVAC DID NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY, YOUR HONOR WAS ABLE TO PULL HIS AWAY AFTER THAT SHOOTING. IT AS EASILY COULD HAVE NOT SHOT AND PULLED HIS VEHICLE OUT, REMOVING HIMSELF FROM THAT THAT SITUATION. AND AT THIS HOUR, NO DECISION FROM THE JUDGE TO WHETHER OR NOT HARRIS WILL BE ON BAIL. REPORTIN
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Man charged with shooting man in head on Manchester street says he acted in self-defense

Prosecutors say Tyrese Harris had other options than firing gun

A Manchester man charged in connection with a fatal shooting in the middle of South Willow Street in Manchester is asking for bail.Tyrese Harris, 22, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder. His attorneys said he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed Dzemal Cardakovic, 45, on Oct. 29, but prosecutors said Harris had other options. Prosecutors said Harris was driving a Honda CRV on the day of the shooting and cut off Cardakovic, who was driving a pickup truck. Prosecutors said Cardakovic approached Harris' SUV, and Harris shot Cardakovic once. The face-to-face interaction lasted three seconds, prosecutors said."He shot Mr. Cardakovic in the head and immediately he fled the scene," said Assistant Attorney General Adam Woods.The only person to take the stand during Thursday's bail hearing was the lead detective in the case, whose testimony focused on witness interviews. Detective Austin Biery said about 15 to 20 people saw the shooting. The defense highlighted one witness who said Cardakovic tried to enter Harris' vehicle. Harris's attorneys said he feared for his life and the life of his pregnant girlfriend, who was a passenger in his car, but prosecutors said the shooting did not have to happen. "He immediately — immediately, your honor — was able to pull his vehicle away after that shooting," Woods said. "He could have easily not shot and pulled his vehicle out, removing himself from that situation."The judge said she is taking the arguments under advisement before she decides if Harris should be released on bail.

A Manchester man charged in connection with a fatal shooting in the middle of South Willow Street in Manchester is asking for bail.

Tyrese Harris, 22, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder. His attorneys said he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed Dzemal Cardakovic, 45, on Oct. 29, but prosecutors said Harris had other options.

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Prosecutors said Harris was driving a Honda CRV on the day of the shooting and cut off Cardakovic, who was driving a pickup truck. Prosecutors said Cardakovic approached Harris' SUV, and Harris shot Cardakovic once.

The face-to-face interaction lasted three seconds, prosecutors said.

"He shot Mr. Cardakovic in the head and immediately he fled the scene," said Assistant Attorney General Adam Woods.

The only person to take the stand during Thursday's bail hearing was the lead detective in the case, whose testimony focused on witness interviews. Detective Austin Biery said about 15 to 20 people saw the shooting.

The defense highlighted one witness who said Cardakovic tried to enter Harris' vehicle.

Harris's attorneys said he feared for his life and the life of his pregnant girlfriend, who was a passenger in his car, but prosecutors said the shooting did not have to happen.

"He immediately — immediately, your honor — was able to pull his vehicle away after that shooting," Woods said. "He could have easily not shot and pulled his vehicle out, removing himself from that situation."

The judge said she is taking the arguments under advisement before she decides if Harris should be released on bail.