The two shotgun blasts that hit Jon Styres came from a few feet away, and either one of them would have killed him. The crown has now presented it’s case in Peter Khill’s second degree murder trial.

Jon Styres was hit with two shot gun blasts, one in the middle of his chest, the other hit him on the outside of his upper right arm, which exited his armpit and re-entered his chest.

A forensic pathologist who did the autopsy on Styres the day after he was killed saying today a shotgun was about 4-7 feet from Styres when Peter Khill pulled the trigger.

Either shot would have been lethal, saying both caused extensive damage to the bones, muscles, and vital organs.

But Dr. Allison Edgecombe couldn’t say which shot came first, or what position Styres was in when he was shot.

A second forensic pathologist, Dr. Jane Turner, said she believes Styres was shot in the chest first, but also couldn’t say what position he was in, if he had been standing, stooped over, or kneeling when hit the second time.

The prosecution says Styres was trying to steal Khill’s 15-year-old pickup truck from outside his house. The jury heard he and his girlfriend, now wife, woke up to a loud noise at three in the morning on February 4th 2016, saw a light inside the truck, Khill grabbed his shotgun, loaded two shells and went outside.

Khill, who has pleaded not guilty, told police he fired because he thought Styres had a gun and had raised his arms as if to shoot. Now that the crown has presented its case the defence will starts theirs tomorrow.