ORLANDO, Fla. — A dozen witnesses were called to the stand Wednesday in Orlando for the second full day of testimony in the Markeith Loyd murder trial.


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The jury listened as testimony went into great detail about the guns and bullets used, as well as how Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton died in January 2017.

One witness was on hand to testify about what a fellow officer said he saw as Loyd allegedly drove to Royal Oaks Apartments, began shooting and carjacked a vehicle.

"Capt. Carter reported that Mr. Loyd ran on southside of the complex," Detective Pete Case said. "The VW Passat, once it was taken, drives through wooden slat fences, through backyards, into residential neighborhoods and was recovered at apartments, Brookside Apartments, on Cinderlane."

When it was the defense’s turn in questioning the same witness, they chose to not dispute the carjacking, but during the Walmart shooting, focused on who shot first: Clayton or Loyd.

“You didn’t want to go down the rabbit hole that possibly Lt. Clayton may have shot first?” probed Terence Lenamon, Loyd's defense attorney.

"I didn’t consider it to be a rabbit hole," responded one witness.

The medical examiner who performed an autopsy on the Clayton — who was shot four times on Jan. 9, 2017 — also took the stand Wednesday.

As Dr. Joshua Stephany poured through 22 photos, he testified about the wounds Clayton sustained and detailed the particulars of each wound.

Along with gunshot wounds, there was also blunt force trauma, and abrasions to the face and knees, Stephany said, noting that the injuries were consistent with Clayton falling in the parking lot.

The medical examiner testified that Clayton's cause of death was from gunshot wounds, and her manner of death was determined to be homicide.

“Would you be surprised by the ability of her continuing to fire her gun, even after that wound?" asked Lenamon in his cross-examination of the doctor.

"No," Stephany replied.

At one point in the trial, the judge asked the jury leave momentarily and instructed a witness not to discuss the death of Orange County deputy Norm Lewis, who died in a traffic crash in the aftermath of the shooting.

The defense was adamant jurors heard the witness mention Lewis on the stand; it's unclear if the topic will resurface again.

Loyd is charged with first degree murder in Clayton's death. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.

The trial will resume Thursday at 9:30 a.m.