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WITNESSES FOR THE STATE
Case in Chief

Jules Noel, student

Was sitting in the hallway when he saw Brazill re-enter the school from the back entrance
Said Brazill warned him that he "better go home" shortly before the shooting
Saw Brazill flee the building after the shooting

Robert Hatcher, principal

Assistant principal at the time of the shooting, Hatcher sent Brazill home early for throwing water balloons
Said he was outside the front of the school and that Brazill did not re-enter the building from the front

Ryan Otero, student

Was in Grunow's classroom when the shot fired
Said he heard a loud boom and then saw Grunow lying on the floor
Saw Brazill through the crack of the door and said he looked scared and shocked

Dr. Charles Siebert, medical examiner

Testified Grunow died of a gunshot wound to his head
Said that Grunow was more than 18 to 24 inches away from the gun
Testified the gun would not go off simply from the person shaking

Photo not available

Curtis Bartlett, ATF firearms expert

Testified the gun was working properly
Said the clip was flawed but would not effect the trigger mechanism
Testified the gun would not go off simply from the person shaking

Carlo Rosati, FBI firearms expert

Testified the gun would not fire unless the slide was puled back
Said the trigger requires 5.5 pounds of pressure to fire
Testified the gun would not go off simply from the person shaking

Daniel Boland, Lake Worth detective

Conducted a videotaped interview of Brazill following his arrest
Said the interview last nearly five hours, about three of which were played for the jury

Steven Venetucci, Lake Worth detective

Lead investigator on the case, Venetucci escorted Brazill out of the police station after his arrest
Testified that he advised Brazill not to speak to the media
Said Brazill shouted "Me speak no English" to reporters waiting outside

Michelle Cordovaz, student

Suspended along with Brazill for throwing water balloons on the last day of school
Testified Brazill told her he would return to the school and shoot teacher Kevin Hinds and vowed to be "all over the news"
Said she didn't take his threats seriously

Bobby McRoy, student

Testified he witnessed Brazill point gun at James
Said Brazill told him before the shooting that he had a gun on him

Anessa Hyatt, student

Was in Grunow's class when shooting occurred
Testified she witnessed Brazill point the gun at Grunow
Said Brazill appeared to be in a good mood that day and saw him joking with Grunow

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Steven Ayoub, student

Testified he was in James' class when he heard a gunshot
Observed Brazill threaten to shoot James

Austin Simpson, student

Testified he was in James' class when he heard a gunshot
Said he heard Brazill tell James, "Don't bother me"

Emad Fouad Ayoub, student

Testified that he saw Brazill point a gun at James and threaten to shoot him
Said he was seated in the classroom at the time but Brazill was loud enough to hear through the door

Kerwin Dieujuste, student

Brazill's best friend, testified Brazill showed him a gun three days before the shooting
Said Brazill handled the gun confidently and knew to load it and work the safety

Tam Mangano, student

Was in Grunow's class when shooting occurred
Heard Grunow say, "don't point that"
Said Grunow was trying to shut the door when Brazill shot him

Mark Bouchard, Lake Worth police officer

Obtained items from Brazill's room during the execution of a search warrant
Recovered a green folder that contained an item that stated "add to hit list" and photos of weapons
Said Brazill received progress reports from Grunow reflecting poor grades
Read a letter from Brazill to Grunow saying what a bad year he was having

Timothy Gandolfo, student

Testified that he and Brazill talked about the Columbine school shooting and that Brazill thought it wasn't right
Said he had a partial view of Brazill pointing the gun at Grunow before hearing a gunshot
Testified Brazill appeared to be in shock and that his "eyes were bulging out"

Tiffany Jenkins, student

Testified Brazill showed her a gun and bullets three days before the shooting
Said Brazill thought of Grunow as one of his favorite teachers

Eneyda Euceda, student; Rosales' cousin

Testified seeing Brazill point gun at James
Said she heard Brazill say "I'm going to shoot Mr. James, I'm not lying. I'm going to shoot" as he pointed the gun

Sandy Asaintjules, student

Was walking in the hallway as Brazill confronted Grunow
Testified she witnessed Brazill point the gun at Grunow with two hands
Believing the gun was fake, returned to her classroom from where she heard a gunshot
Saw a paper on Brazill's desk that listed "people I hate, people I want to kill"

Theresa Brunetti, math teacher

Saw a student walk by her classroom with a gun
Said the student did not appear to be nervous or upset
Went into the hallway and instructed Packard to call 911

Earl Bakke, Lake Worth police officer

Treated Grunow at the scene before paramedics arrived
Observed short breaths from Grunow but said Grunow died before he could administer aid

Grant Fredericks, surveillance video specialist

Analyzed surveillance video capturing shooting
Enhanced parts of the video to show Brazill pulling the slide back on the gun before firing at Grunow

Ralph Rinaldi, crime scene investigator

Photographed the crime scene and Brazill's bicycle

Christopher Gideos, Lake Worth police officer

Responded a 3:27 p.m. 911 call reporting the shooting

John James, math teacher

Testified he heard a loud bang and went into the hall to investigate
Said Brazill pointed a gun at him and told him "don't bother me Mr. James" before fleeing down the hallway

Brandon Spann, former student

Spann, 19, said Brazill asked him about a gun just prior to the shooting
Testified Brazill told him he was going to "f---up the school"

Christian Goiricelaya, student

Was passing by in the hallway when he saw Brazill confronting Grunow
Saw Brazill point the gun at Grunow and shoot

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Amanda Grunwald, student

Says she heard Grunow refuse Brazill's demand to speak to Ware and Rosales
Said that Brazill backed up a few feet and take a position
Saw Brazill fire the gun and run away

Vonae Ware, student

One of the friends inside Grunow's classroom whom Brazill demanded to see
Was standing next to Grunow when she watched Brazill pull the slide back and fire at Grunow

Dinora Rosales, student

Love interest of Brazill's said Brazill demanded that Grunow allow him to speak to her and Ware
Said Brazill appeared to be angry, speaking to Grunow in a "stern" voice
Was standing next to Grunow when she watched Brazill pull the slide back and fire at Grunow

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Matthew Baxter, school officer

Observed Brazill pedalling quickly to the back of the school
Recovered his abandoned bike in the back parking lot of the school
Turned over the school's surveillance video to police

Kevin Hinds, school counselor

Caught Brazill and Michelle Cordovaz with water balloons and sent them to vice-principal Robert Hatcher who dismissed them early
Escorted the two from the building
Saw Grunow down and bleeding after the shooting sent student screaming through the halls

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Michael Mahoney, Lake Worth police officer

Responded to the scene of the shooting and Saw Brazill surrendering on his knees outside the school
Said Brazill told him that he shot someone and then recovered a gun from his pocket
Arrested Brazill and brought to the station house

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Shauntia Blackmon, student

Was in another classroom when she saw Brazill pull the slide back on the gun and shoot Grunow
Said Grunow didn't push or try to touch the defendant
Testified Grunow tried to close the door seconds before he was shot

Henry Henriquez, student

Was in another classroom when she saw Brazill pull the slide back on the gun and shoot Grunow

 

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