FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An accused murderer took the stand as he was forced to relive the moments leading up to the shooting of his girlfriend's mother.

21-year-old Andrew Leon is accused of killing April Diaz in November of 2023.

Tuesday was the fourth day of his second trial after the first ended in a hung jury.

Prosecutors presented phone records revealing Leon's conversations with Naveah Gomez, the victim's daughter, on the day of the shooting.

"At this point, it's very hostile. There's obviously some anger and something going on," Detective Jessie Gloria says.

He and his team gathered nearly 600 messages, all portraying a very hostile relationship between Leon and Gomez.

"It was very much a roller coaster, it was very back and forth, lovey-dovey for a few messages and then all

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