P.T. Cole Park Murder Trial Continues

TYLER — Gang violence is at the center of the murder trial of Dennis Bendy, which started Tuesday in Tyler and continued Wednesday with more testimony. The 20-year-old Bendy and two other men are charged with the murder of Briana Young last summer. KETK reports evidence in the case shows Young was caught in the middle of a shootout between rival gangs at P.T. Cole Park. The district attorney’s office says Bendy was the driver and fired 8 shots that night with a 9-millimeter pistol. Young was shot twice. The fatal shot came from a Ruger bullet. Authorities are still trying to find the origin of that second bullet. More than 20 witnesses are expected to take the stand during Bendy’s trial.