Suspect in deadly Whitefish shooting takes witness stand
Steven Justin Hedrick is shown during his trial for deliberate homicide at Flathead County District Court on Tuesday, Jan. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
The man accused of killing Jeffery Brookshire in the hallway of an extended-stay motel in Whitefish last year told jurors on Thursday that Brookshire’s behavior before the fatal shooting left him frightened.
“I was scared he was going to attack me,” said Steven Justin Hedrick, recounting the lead up to the deadly encounter for defense attorney Amanda Gordon in Flathead County District Court.
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