Lynn murder trial jurors visit crime scene

SALEM – Jurors in the Jose Cabrera trial traveled to Lynn Monday to view the scene of the crime on Olive Street where a man was gunned down in front of his own home and also the 7-Eleven store at the corner of Fayette and Essex streets.The 16-person jury panel, consisting of nine women/seven men, along with court personnel, Judge David A. Lowy and Assistant District Attorney Kristen R. Buxton and defense lawyer Jeffrey Karp took the McGinn bus to Lynn and viewed the scene of the incidents that have been the subject of the case involving the death of Tony Pich, 22, who was shot by a .357 revolver in front of his home at 1-3 Olive St. by a rival gang member on Halloween of 2008.A single bullet ripped through his left side, fracturing his ribs, perforating his vital organs, causing massive internal bleeding and organ malfunction, killing him.Korey Dorsey, 21, formerly of Lynn, testified that he had seen Cabrera with a .357 revolver within the month before the murder and that after the murder Cabrera admitted he shot Pich with the .357 revolver and was trying to sell it for $600 before he left for the Dominican Republic.Dorsey described how he didn’t want the gun because it had a body on it.Dorsey also acknowledged he is in federal custody on unrelated crimes and has an agreement with the government to cooperate and give truthful testimony.Although the weapon was never found, the bullet that killed Pich was consistent with being fired from a .357 revolver, according to reports.”Is it your testimony you’ve never been a member of the Bloods?” asked Jeffrey Karp on cross examination.”Yes,” replied Dorsey.Pich was member of the AKC (Avenue King Crips), while Cabrera reportedly is a member of the Bloods.The commonwealth is expected to rest their case sometime on Wednesday.Then the defense will put on its version of the case. Karp is expected to emphasize that the government has charged the wrong person in connection with the murder.Cabrera, 20, has pleaded innocent to a charge of premeditated murder. A conviction will put him behind bars for the rest of his life.