A female trespasser who survived a shooting in a vacant Sparks duplex says the property owner was unprovoked when he opened fire, wounding her three times and killing a man on the floor next to her.

Jury selection begins Monday at the murder trial for an elderly Sparks man who claims he was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot an unarmed trespasser in a case that has brought attention to Nevada's "stand-your-ground" law.

A Washoe County district judge plans to begin a murder trial Monday for a 74-year-old Sparks man who claims he was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot a trespasser in a vacant duplex.

The lawyer for a Sparks man accused of murdering an unarmed trespasser says the 74-year-old's mental impairment makes it impossible to try him without violating his constitutional rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The lawyer for a Sparks man accused of murder in the shooting of an unarmed trespasser says she can't promise Wayne Burgarello will be ready to go to trial next month given the prosecution's continued questioning of his competency.

A judge is reconsidering whether the 73-year-old man charged with murder in the shooting of two unarmed trespassers at a vacant Sparks duplex should have access to the confidential mental health records of the surviving victim.

A judge in Reno will decide whether there's any reason to postpone a trial scheduled to begin in January for a 73-year-old Sparks man charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed trespasser.

Wayne Burgarello's arraignment has been postponed until next week on charges of murder and attempted murder in the shooting of unarmed trespassers at a home he owned in Sparks.

A lawyer for a 73-year-old Sparks man accused of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed trespasser has waived his preliminary hearing and says they are ready to go to trial to prove he acted in self-defense.