Opening statements were held Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of fatally shooting another man at a Tesla charging station in Edgewater in May 2023.
Jeremy Smith, 40, was charged with second-degree murder, a Class 2 felony, and reckless manslaughter, a Class 4 felony, in connection with the shooting. He pleaded not guilty to both charges on Sept. 23, 2024.
On the morning of May 3, 2023, officers with the Edgewater Police Department responded to a Tesla charging station outside the Edgewater Public Market after hearing about a shooting. A 33-year-old man with gunshot wounds was brought to the hospital, where he died. He had also been maced. He was later identified as Adam Michael Fresquez of Denver.
During their opening statements, the prosecution showed a video of the two men as they were engaging in the road rage incident before pulling into the Edgewater Public Market. Prosecutors argued that both men were equally responsible for the road rage.
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