Jury deliberations underway for man accused of shooting, killing girlfriend in Aliquippa

The future of a man on trial, accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend, lies in the hands of a jury.

Jurors deliberated whether or not Jason Banks Jr. is guilty of murder from lunchtime until just before 6 p.m. before going home for the day.

Banks is accused of killing Treonna Washington in an Aliquippa alley a year ago. Jurors got the case after a week-long trial that ended with Banks taking the stand in his own defense, where he claimed his roommate shot and killed Washington over a window she broke…

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