Closing arguments in OKC pharmacy shooting trial

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Prosecutors called an Oklahoma City pharmacist an "executioner" during closing arguments of his first-degree murder trial in the shooting death of a teenager during an attempted robbery. Defense attorneys say pharmacist Jerome Ersland is a hero and acted in self-defense when he shot and killed 16-year-old Antwun Parker during the May 2009 robbery attempt at Reliable Discount Pharmacy.

Closing arguments were Thursday in Ersland's trial. The jury began deliberating about 12:40 p.m. Prosecutors say Ersland was justified when he shot Parker in the head and knocked him unconscious, but went too far when he shot the unconscious teen five more times. Ersland faces life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder. The jury could also convict him of first-degree manslaughter, which carries a minimum sentence of four years.