Jurors went home Thursday after seven and a half hours of deliberations, and no verdict was reached in the trial of the two men charged in the death of Philadelphia Police Sgt. Richard Mendez and the wounding of Officer Raul Ortiz.

The jury had a total of five questions Thursday, mostly about having another look at some of the evidence presented at trial.

Defendants Yobranny Martinez-Fernandez and Hendrick Pena-Fernandez face the possibility of life in prison if convicted. They've both been charged with murder of a law enforcement officer, along with other offenses, and pleaded not guilty. A third defendant named Alexander Batista-Polanco pleaded guilty to murder last week.

Attorneys for each defendant haven't commented since the start of the trial, and prosecutors from the Ph

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