Jury selection began Tuesday for a man’s retrial in a Melton Road shooting.

Paul Sloat, 29, of East Chicago, is accused of shooting a trucker in the chest on Aug. 22, 2022, as his father tried to prevent the driver from taking off. The men said the semi had just clipped their mirror off.

Judge Gina Jones declared a mistrial in August after a woman said she told other jurors she couldn’t be “fair and impartial” and would miss an appointment that week, lawyer Scott King said previously.

Sloat is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, battery by means of a deadly weapon, and battery resulting in serious bodily injury. He has pleaded not guilty.

He believed he was protecting his father, King argued.

An affidavit alleges Sloat was turning onto 5100 Melton Road when the truck dr

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