Lawyers are making their last pitch to the judge Friday in the trial of Daniell Anderson. Anderson is charged with shooting and wounding two Winnipeg police officers in a raid on his home in 2006.
Attorneys for police say officers announced their presence and made it clear why they were there. Anderson's lawyers say their client feared for his life and believed the officers were intruders.
Two officers suffered serious injuries and Anderson lost parts of two fingers. A third officer was injured by a police ricochet.
Anderson has been free on bail throughout the trial.
His lawyer, Roberta Campbell, told the court Anderson had no idea who was coming through the door of his house that night so he grabbed a shotgun under his bed and ran into the bathroom.
She says Anderson fired the shotgun twice -- accidentally -- in the bathroom, and someone was still trying to push their way in.
It was Const. Don Murray. Murray took a shotgun blast to his stomach.
The defence lawyer says Anderson felt whoever it was must've been armed because they were still trying to get through the door even though he had already discharged the shotgun twice.
Not surprising, the crown didn't buy into that theory.
Senior prosecutor Brian Bell says Anderson's mother and girlfriend both testified that they heard police announce themselves as they came into the house.
Bell says Anderson can't claim self defence because police didn't fire at him until he had already shot an officer.
Justice Doug Abra says he wants to reach a decision quickly, but by quickly he means well into November, possibly even December .
