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Trial for second man in border killings

The Columbian
Published: March 14, 2011, 12:00am

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jury selection is set to resume Tuesday in the second of three death penalty trials in connection with the May 30, 2009, home invasion in Arivaca (ayr-uh-VAH’-kuh) that left two people dead, including a young girl.

Pima County Superior Court summoned prospective jurors to court last week to fill out questionnaires in the trial of Washington state native Jason Eugene “Gunny” Bush.

Attorneys agreed to dismiss 113 jurors, leaving 112 prospective jurors who will begin attorney questioning Tuesday.

The 36-year-old Bush is charged with two counts of first-degree felony murder in the deaths of Raul Flores and his daughter, 9-year-old Brisenia, as well as one count of the attempted first-degree murder of Gina Marie Gonzalez.

Last month a jury sentenced 43-year-old Shawna Forde to death in the 2009 murder of the girl and her father.

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Information from: Green Valley News, http://www.gvnews.com

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