WARREN — The murder trial of 46-year-old David N. Hollie of Warren will continue today in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, following a day of opening statements and testimony on Monday.

Hollie faces charges in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Choice D. Washington on Aug. 3, 2025, on Scott Street in Warren.

A jury was selected by early afternoon as state testimony began with two Warren police officers going to the stand. Testimony is set to continue today at 1 p.m.

Hollie is charged with murder and having weapons under disability, both charges with firearm specifications, along with tampering with evidence, failure to comply and receiving stolen property.

Assistant Prosecutor Chris Becker led the prosecution, presenting evidence against Hollie, who was represented by attorney Aaron Meikle. The case is being presided over by Judge Sarah Thomas Kovoor, with Becker calling two law enforcement officers, including Warren Police Officer Ryan Young, to testify about the events surrounding the shooting and a high-speed chase that ended in Niles.

Becker told the jury that security camera footage from a nearby home clearly shows the shooting.

“You’re going to see a video of a man being murdered,” Becker said, explaining that the video captures Hollie confronting Washington, pushing him and eventually shooting him in the head. He noted that Washington was unarmed, with no weapons found on him.

Becker also described a chase where Hollie fled in a stolen Buick LaCrosse, which later crashed after a police pursuit. Becker stated that the owner of the stolen vehicle will testify in the case.

Young testified that he responded to a shooting call around 2:30 a.m. on Scott Street, where he found Washington with a gunshot wound to the head, still struggling to breathe.

“I observed a male lying on his back and it appeared he suffered a gunshot wound to the side of his head,” Young said.

He confirmed Washington had no weapons and was identified through an ID card. Young also noted that a witness, Christopher Murray, reported his Buick LaCrosse stolen at the scene, leading to a police alert for the vehicle.

Meikle, in his opening statement, urged jurors to look closely at the evidence. “They see murder. We see survival,” he said.

The attorney said the silent video leaves room for interpretation. He encouraged jurors to consider the evidence and testimony carefully, promising to highlight doubts about the prosecution’s case by the trial’s end.

The chase ended when an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper spotted the stolen Buick and pursued Hollie, who was driving at speeds over 100 mph. Young, part of the pursuit, described how officers extracted Hollie from the crashed vehicle. “We set up on the vehicle with our firearms out. We gave the driver commands to show his hands to get out of the vehicle,” Young said, identifying Hollie as the driver.