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The Latest: Trial begins for man charged in officer's death

LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors have shown jurors video of the frantic moments that followed the shooting of a suburban Albuquerque police officer and emergency workers' efforts to render life-saving aid to him. Law enforcement officers and the widow of Officer Gregg "Nigel" Benner watched through tears Thursday as the video played on a courtroom screen. Authorities say Benner was gunned down after a routine traffic stop on May 25, 2015. The video came from the lapel camera of a Rio Rancho police officer who was called to testify during the first day of a trial for 29-year-old Andrew Romero. Romero has been charged in Benner's death. Romero also was in the courtroom when the roughly 11-minute video was shown. His trial is expected to last as long as three weeks.