Chester highway superintendent guilty on assault, weapons charges in DoorDash shooting trial
Blaise Gomez is live in the courtroom and will provide updates.
BREAKING NEWS:
Chester highway superintendent found guilty on assault & weapons charges in DoorDash shooting trial; found not guilty on attempted murder.
Blaise Gomez is live in the courtroom and will provide updates.
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Jurors in the trial of Chester Highway Superintendent John Reilly are digging into specific charges as deliberations enter a third day in Orange County Court.
On Thursday, the jury sent another note asking for charges four through seven to be read again, along with the legal elements required to prove each count.
Those charges include whether Reilly illegally possessed and intended to use a loaded firearm against another person, whether he simply possessed a working gun, and whether he recklessly caused serious injury with a deadly weapon.
The request signals jurors are closely examining both Reilly's intent and whether his actions were justified.
The case centers on the May 2025 shooting of 24-year-old DoorDash driver Alpha Barry, who had recently arrived in the U.S. and speaks limited English.
Barry testified he was lost while trying to complete a delivery in Chester after his phone died and went door-to-door in Reilly's neighborhood looking for the correct address.
The shooting was captured on video shown in court, which appears to show Reilly firing three times, initially toward the ground before firing a third shot toward Barry's car as he drove away.
That final shot struck Barry in the back, leaving him with a serious and permanent intestinal injury that required emergency surgery, a temporary colostomy bag and follow-up surgeries, prosecutors say.
Reilly has said he felt threatened during the encounter while having difficulty communicating with Barry, though he has also acknowledged the shooting was a mistake.
Prosecutors argue Barry was unarmed and trying to leave when he was shot.
Reilly faces 14 counts, including attempted murder, assault and multiple weapons charges.
If convicted on the top charge, he faces up to 25 years in prison.
Reilly's wife faces separate charges for allegedly deleting surveillance video from their home following the incident.
Jurors have now spent three days reviewing evidence, video and legal instructions as they work toward a verdict.
