Dawkins brothers murder trial: Daniel Spotard was shot several times and in head, prosecution says in opening statement

Dawkins brothers murder trial: Daniel Spotard was shot several times and in head, prosecution says in opening statement

KINGSTON, N.Y. — On Jan. 1, 2023, Daniel Spotard was shot several times and in the head in the driveway of his mother’s Plattekill home, Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji said in an opening statement in Ulster County Court in a trial of two brothers accused of murder. Nneji’s description of Spotard’s fatal shooting was the first time authorities have divulged their version of events that unfolded that evening when, at about 5:50 p.m…