Dog park shooting trial: Murder case goes to jury
The fate of Gerald Declan Radford is in the hands of a Tampa jury, as Radford stands trial for murder one year after a deadly shooting at a dog park.
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.”
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.
Dog park shooting trial: Jurors hear opening statements and testimony Tuesday
The trial of a man accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay began in a Tampa courtroom on Tuesday.
Jury finds Tampa dog park shooter not guilty
After deliberating for about 2½ 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. Prosecutors had also sought a hate crime enhancement, arguing Radford was motivated to shoot Lay because he was gay.
"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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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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 ...
“Was it fear, or was it hate”: Opening statements begin in dog park murder trial.
Opening statements have started in the murder trial of Gerald Radford. He is accused of killing John “Walt” Lay at a ...