2 witnesses testify in deadly road fray - Arkansas Online
Two witnesses to the fatal shooting of a man in downtown Little Rock testified Tuesday that they saw him backing away when the first shot was fired. Chris Aaron Schnarr, 30, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Arista Lee "AJ" Aldridge Jr. , 45. Schnarr says he shot Aldridge in self-defense in May 2013 after the men nearly collided at the intersection of Sixth Street and the... After the near-collision, the two men drove down Sixth Street, engaging in a brief shouting match before Aldridge's beige GMC Jimmy passed Schnarr's white Jeep Grand Cherokee and cut him off. Aldridge was shot after he got out of his GMC and confronted Schnarr, a North Little Rock concealed-carry license holder. Prosecutors told a Pulaski County jury Tuesday that Schnarr could have avoided the confrontation by driving away, but instead chose to open fire. Chris Schnarr's attitude was 'I'm going to shoot first and make excuses later,'" deputy prosecutor Kelly Ward said in opening statements, describing the men's argument as "very silly. Schnarr only shot Aldridge after the older man refused to heed Schnarr's warnings to stay away, even after the defendant had fired a shot, Rosenzweig told jurors. Source: www.arkansasonline.com
