Dooley on Trial for Manslaughter in Fatal Twin Lakes Playground Shooting
Trevor Dooley is accused of shooting and killing his Twin Lakes of Brandon neighbor David James at a community playground in front of his then 8-year-old daughter. The trial in a Tampa courtroom continues for a second day today, Nov. 14.
The manslaughter trial continues today for Trevor Dooley, 71, a former Hillsborough County School District school bus driver accused of fatally shooting a father in front of his 8-year-old daughter in a playground at the Twin Lakes of Brandon community in Valrico. Attorneys were expected to complete jury selection today, Nov. 14, for the trial that got under way yesterday. Dooley, who lived across the street from the playground, is accused of shooting and killing his 41-year-old neighbor, David "D.J." James, who reacted when Dooley reportedly flashed a gun after yelling at a skateboarder to clear away from the park. "It was my fault," the anguished skateboarder, Spencer Arthur, told a dispatcher, according to a Dec. 14 report posted at …
