AUSTIN, Texas - Day three of the deadly conduct trial for Austin police Officer Daniel Sanchez started on Monday.

He shot and killed tech entrepreneur Raj Moonesinghe in November 2022.

Day 3 of trial

What they're saying:

Raj Moonesinghe was Ruth’s youngest son of three.

"They adored him because he was their little baby, they loved him, but you know what, he loved them back, too," Ruth Moonesinghe said.

Raj’s brothers were in the courtroom, as well as many friends and family. Raj was killed on November 15, 2022, after police got a call about a man pointing a rifle down the street of a South Austin neighborhood.

"How did you feel about him having that big gun," Sanchez’s defense attorney Brad Heilman asked Ruth.

"Well, I think he had the right to have the gun, but I am afraid of gu

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