PASCO, Wash. (AP) — A murder trial has begun in Pasco in the shooting death of a man described as an “onion kingpin” who arranged jobs each summer in the fields.
Franklin County prosecutors say 31-year-old Ramon Garcia-Morales killed Alfredo Garcia and wounded his wife in December 2008 in Pasco because Garcia-Morales blamed him for his financial hardships.
In opening arguments Thursday the defense lawyer said the shots were fired in self-defense after an argument over lack of work in the onion fields turned violent.
The Tri-City Herald reports both men came from the same village in Mexico and were related through marriage.
