evening, everyone. I'm Linda Hurtado. I'm Cynthia Smoot. We begin at five today with more compelling testimony and evidence in the murder trial of Ronnie O Neill. Now he's the Riverview man accused of killing his girlfriend and their young daughter in 2018, and he's also charged with trying to kill his then nine year old son. O Neill is acting as his own defense attorney. FOX 13's Aaron Mesmer Live for us at the Hillsborough County Courthouse. So what happened on this day to Erin? Cynthia. No fireworks today. But as you said, plenty of. Fireworks Excuse me plenty of compelling testimony this afternoon, prosecutors showed jurors the weapons that they say rainy O'Neill used to commit these crimes. Is this the part of this firearm that we observed in the photograph? I just showed you piece by piece, Prosecutors pulled a shattered shotgun out of evidence bags. It's the weapon. They say Rainy. O'Neill used the night he went on a violent rampage in March, 2018. Prosecutors say O'Neill first shot through the closet where his girlfriend Kenyatta Baron was hiding. They argue. He then followed her to a neighbor's doorstep and beat her with the shotgun so hard it broke into pieces over the. It appeared that the barrel portion of this is bent and the steel barrel bent. O Neal, who is representing himself wanted a chance to hold the weapon, but prosecutors weren't comfortable and neither was the judge. I feel that's in everyone's best interest does, man I'm not some convict innocent. I know Mr O'Neill and I assume that as well, but but y'all treat me like. You don't know that investigators say these are the same weapons own you'll use to brutally murder Kenyatta and his nine year old daughter, Rani, via he's also accused of trying to kill his eight year old son, also named Ronnie. The state focused a portion of the day on a cell phone recording by a neighbor that shows first responders arriving to a chaotic scene. A young child appeared to be. Nine years old. Look about the same size as my son came walking. Struggling to the front. That was eight year old Ronnie suffering from stab wounds and severe burns. O'Neill is accused of trying to set his son and his home on fire. As little Ronnie was flown to the hospital. Paramedics say he was able to say a few words. I believe, he said, My dad killed my mom. Oh my dad. Shut my mom. Meanwhile, at the scene, one of the firefighters had to carry raw Navias body out of the home. It's an emotional moment. He vividly remembers. What did you do then? Uh hug Mother firefighter and cried. To be honest with you. We now know that O'Neill's son, who is now 11 years old is going to be testifying. We're told tomorrow morning, so at that point, Cynthia, we're told that not only will prosecutors have the opportunity to examine. The sun in front of jurors, but his father is also going to have the opportunity to cross examine him as well. He is going to be testifying, though not in person. Correct It's going to be some kind of a video conferencing or will he be seen on camera? Our understanding is that it's certainly going to be videoconferencing. There is going to be some kind of facial blurring or just not. Yes, As you said, they're going to be, um, I guess hiding his face so that it's not just seen by the publ
