Jury hears opening statements in trial of man accused in deadly shooting at Tesla charging station

Trial begins after 2023 fatal shooting at Edgewater Tesla charging station

The trial of Jeremy Smith, the man suspected of shooting and killing another man in an Edgewater road-rage incident, began Tuesday morning in a Jefferson County courtroom.

Jury hears opening statements in trial of man accused in deadly shooting at Tesla charging station

Opening statements were held Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of fatally shooting another man at a Tesla charging station in Edgewater in May 2023. Jeremy Smith, 40, was charged with second-degree murder, a Class 2 felony, and reckless manslaughter, a Class 4 felony, in connection with the shooting. He pleaded not guilty to both charges on Sept. 23, 2024. On the morning of May 3, 2023, officers with the Edgewater Police Department respond…

Trial in shooting death of Denver man at car charging station gets underway

The Denver Justice Project has advocated for the victim’s family saying that the case used an unequal application of the self-defense law in the incident described as road rage.