The first-degree murder trial of Zakkary Hyulett Reed did not resume as scheduled in Saint John on Wednesday morning.
Zakkary Reed charged with first-degree murder in 2023 death of Alexander Bishop
Mia Urquhart · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 08, 2025 1:35 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Zakkary Reed is accused of killing Alexander Bishop in August 2023 in Saint John. (Zakkary Reed/Facebook)
The first-degree murder trial of Zakkary Hyulett Reed did not resume as scheduled in Saint John on Wednesday morning.
When jurors arrived at the courthouse, they were sent home and asked to return Thursday.
It’s an extended break for the 13 jurors since they were also sent home early on Tuesday afternoon by Justice Kathryn Gregory, who is presiding over the trial that started Monday.
Reed, 31, is on trial for first-degree murder in the August 2023 shooting death of Alexander Bishop, 38.
Gregory explained it isn’t unusual for issues to arise during a trial that have to be addressed in the jury’s absence, but she did not specify the reason for the decision in this case.
During the first day and a half of the trial, the jury heard from two women who were in the apartment when Bishop was shot. Both women said everyone in the apartment was doing drugs that night,
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