Sioux Falls murder trial underway

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Testimony is underway in a Sioux Falls murder trial.

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Edward Brinkley is accused of killing 28-year-old Richard Sowers in March of 2024. The victim was shot and killed in a downtown apartment building.

Jurors heard opening statements this morning. This morning in the Minnehaha County Courthouse, a police officer’s body camera video was played for the jury which displayed a moaning, disoriented and bleeding Sowers

Court documents say early March 18 at 1:49 a.m. Richard Sowers can be seen leaving a downtown bar with two women. Video shows them walking up the exterior stairs to Sower’s apartment. Minutes later, Brinkley is seen leaving the bar and walking up the stairs…

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