RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Thursday marked the fourth and final day of the jury trial of David Gutierrez’s jury trial, the former George Wythe High School student accused of shooting two teenagers in the school’s parking lot last April.
Gutierrez’s family and friends packed the courtroom Thursday, Feb. 15 to watch the last day of the trial, staying throughout the evening to wait for a verdict from the jury.
At around 11 p.m., Gutierrez was found guilty of unlawful wounding of one victim, malicious wounding of the other victim, guilty of using a firearm while committing a felony and guilty of possession of a firearm on school property. He was found not guilty of the other count of using a firearm while committing a felony.
8News was in the courtroom all week, including on Thursday, as both sides gave their closing arguments.
The defense’s closing argument rested heavily on the assertion that Gutierrez was acting in defense of his friend when he fired the gun on April 27, 2023. His attorney also brought up “heat of passion,” which essentially means he acted in the heat of the moment.