Jury to take action against father who was accused of shoting children

Tampa, Fla. – – The jury's consultations will begin on Thursday in the trial of a father in Tampa, who is accused of shooting his children into their bunk beds and killing one of them.

Fall against Jermaine Bass

The background story:

Jermaine Bass is charged with murder and murder after he allegedly shot his 5-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son in August 2022.

The Hillsborough County's office said bass had gone into the bedroom of his two children after her mother, the wife of bass, Shirley, put her in bed and shot the children in her head several times while laying in her bunk beds.

Bass's 5-year-old daughter died while his 8-year-old son went to the hospital, but survived.

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Jermaine Bass' process

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During the entire process, the jurors were shown photos of the cruel crime scene in the bedroom for children, surveillance cameras by a neighboring and body camera material from HCSO on the night of shooting.

The investigators said bass told them that he was trying to unload the magazine when the weapon started.

What you say:

“These were the defendant's statements just a few minutes after he had murdered his daughter while lying in the upper bunk of her bed,” said the prosecutor.

An investigator with HCSO said it looked like five shots were fired.

“He didn't ask her to save her,” said the prosecutor. “He didn't ask her to help her. He said that nothing happened above.”

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The other side:

During the final arguments of the defense, Bass's lawyer said that the state's claim was not true.

“Absolutely wrong,” said Bass' lawyer. “'Just please, please help my child.'”

Bass's lawyer said he could hear that these words say on the body camera material for the local deputies. When the MPs arrived the scene, they said that bass held his son, who was bleeding.

On Wednesday before, the senior investigator testified in her investigations into laboratory tests.

“Do you know a shot residue test that was carried out on Mr. Bass' hands?” Asked the defense.

“No,” said an investigator from HCSO.

“Do you know a shot residue test that was carried out on Ms. Bass?”

“No,” the investigator replied.

“Either child, Jayla or JJ?”

“No,” said the investigator.

The state followed this question that the defense asked the HCSO investigator and asked: “Have you tested on fire residues on the hand of the defendant? Didn't you do that?”

“Right, I don't have that,” said the investigator.

“Did you know at the time that the accused admitted that he had fired the gun?” The prosecutor asked.

“I did it,” replied the investigator.

“Did you think that would add something to the evidence?” The prosecutor asked.

“I didn't do it,” said the investigator.

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During the final arguments, the defense also stated that there are holes in the crime scene, the autopsy and other parts of this examination.

“The children lay down, but why do we have higher ball holes?” Said Bass' lawyer. “We don't know that.”

The defense told the jury that in this case they cannot read between the lines. She said there is no evidence in the case of the state against bass.

“Where was this weapon before shooting? Who invited you? We don't know anything and you have to have evidence,” said Bass' lawyer.

What's next:

Bass is available when it is convicted.

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