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The first-degree murder trial of 21-year-old Bryson Towers began Monday with jury selection at the Washington County Courthouse. It continued on Tuesday with those jurors listening to testimony from the witness stand.

Towers is accused of shooting and killing 16-year-old Markus Scott near the intersection of Western Avenue and U.S. Highway 60 in November 2023.

One witness who was called to the stand on Tuesday was the person who conducted the autopsy on the victim. The man said that Scott suffered two gunshot wounds.

Security footage near the scene where Scott's body was found shows a vehicle matching Towers' dark colored 2015 Lincoln come into view approximately 10 minutes before officers were called to the scene. Security footage shows the victim get out of the car and shows the victim falling to the ground from apparent gunshots. The vehicle then sped out of view, going eastbound on Frank Phillips Boulevard.

Scott was pronounced dead at the scene, having suffered multiple bullet wounds to his upper chest and the left side. Towers was caught a short time later by the Coffeyville, Kansas Police Department and transferred to Washington County. He has been held in custody on a $500,000 bond.