Witnesses testified Tuesday about 21-year-old Jacob Evan Coyne gunning down 19-year-old Jalen Little in his Hixson driveway after a drug deal gone bad.
Detective Tamika Bruce said the victim was shot 14 times and that many shell casings were scattered near his body at his home on Oak Tree Drive.
Charges of criminal homicide and especially aggravated robbery were bound to the Grand Jury by General Sessions Court Judge Gary Starnes against Coyne and Zachary Adam Chadwick, 19.
Eddie Valenzuela said he went earlier that day to Chadwick's house, where several people had congregated, including Little and Alyssa Roberts. He said Chadwick, Little and Ms. Roberts left to go to a Waffle House where they were to buy a pound of marijuana for $960.
He said Chadwick returned with Ms. Roberts and said that Little "ran off with his money."
"He was mad," the witness said. He said he had earlier provided Little with an IPhone so he then began to use an ap that showed the phone was at Little's house on Oak Tree Drive.
Valenzuela, who said Coyne had showed up at Chadwick's house, said he had agreed to drive the pair to the Little residence. Ms. Roberts also went.
The witness said, "I thought it was just to get the money back. I thought at most if might be a fight."
He said as soon as they arrived that Coyne and Chadwick hopped out. He said he was looking at Facebook when "all of a sudden I heard gunshots." He said Chadwick was at the rear of Little's van, but he did not have a good view of Coyne though he could see flashes of gunfire.
He said the pair jumped back in the car and Coyne turned back to Chadwick while tossing him a $20 bill. He said Coyne said, "I didn't get all your money back, but here's a $20."
Valenzuela said he started asking them "Why did you shoot him?" He said he told them, "You didn't have to shoot him."
He said Coyne stated, "He tried to pull one on me so I popped him."
Valenzuela said he had not seen a gun on the way up, but he said after the shooting he saw Coyne with a black semi-automatic handgun.
Ms. Roberts, who said she had become friendly with Chadwick, told of going to the Waffle House "to buy a pound of pot." She said Chadwick had the money and gave it to Little, who left the vehicle and did not return.
She said they waited for 45 minutes to an hour, then finally drove back to Chadwick's house.
Ms. Roberts said, "They were all riled up" about the incident. "Everybody was mad."
She told of driving to Little's house and of Coyne and Chadwick getting out. She said she watched as Coyne walked up to Little and started firing repeatedly. She said he had pulled out the weapon as soon as he got out of the car.
Then the pair ran back to the car, she said.
Ms. Roberts, who was tearful during part of her testimony, told of Coyne making the statement about not getting all the money and tossing the $20 bill into the back seat.
She said there was silence the rest of the way.
Ms. Roberts said Coyne disposed of the gun in some woods.
Detective Bruce said over $800 in cash - all in $20s - was found under a blanket on Little's bed. She said some of the money had blood on it.
She said the gun that was used belonged to Chadwick, according to a statement he gave. She said it was recovered from the woods and sent off for testing.