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The murder trial of a Little Falls man charged with fatally shooting two teenagers who broke into his home on Thanksgiving Day 2012 has been sent to the jury.

The trial of a Little Falls homeowner who killed two teens during a break-in has been given to the jury after the man's attorney argued the teens would be alive if they hadn't chosen to commit a burglary.

A Little Falls man charged with fatally shooting two teenagers who broke into his home has waived his right to testify at his trial in Morrison County. Judge Douglas Anderson has given the final jury instructions in the Byron Smith murder trial.

This is the third day of testimony in the Bryon Smith murder trial in Little Falls. Before the proceedings began this (Wednesday) morning, officials allowed members of the media to take pictures and video in the empty courtroom.

Jurors at the Byron Smith trial have listened to a chilling audio recording of the moments when two teenagers who broke into his Little Falls home were shot to death.

Jurors are listening to an audio recording of the moments when two teenagers were fatally shot by a homeowner who says he feared for his life after several break-ins.

Prosecutors allege a Little Falls man set a trap for two teens, then was lying in wait before shooting and killing them as they broke into his home on Thanksgiving Day 2012.

Jury selection has wrapped up in the case of a Little Falls man standing trial on murder charges.

Jury selection is underway in the trial of a central Minnesota man who claims self-defense when he fatally shot two teenagers in his home. Six jurors were chosen Monday on the first day of the murder trial of 65-year-old Byron Smith of Little Falls.

The trial of a Little Falls man accused of fatally shooting two teenagers who broke into his house gets underway with jury selection today.