Trial underway for Iowa teenager accused of murdering 2 at school for at-risk youth
An Iowa teenager feared for his life when he fatally shot two fellow students at an alternative educational program for at-risk youth, his lawyer said Thursday, rebutting a claim by prosecutors that the shooting was a premeditated attack on rival gang members. Preston Walls, 19, is one of two students charged in the shooting at the Starts Right Here program on Jan. 23, which killed 18-year-old Gionni Dameron and 16-year-old Rashad Carr. As Walls' trial began Thursday, attorney Glen Downey said his client admits he pulled the trigger but did so because "he didn't want to die....