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Maurice Byrd, 42, the owner of Razor Reese's Salon and Spa in Hatboro, is standing trial as he faces charges of first- and third-degree murder and possessing an instrument of crime in connection with the gunshot slaying of Stephen Strassburg, 37, of Hatboro.
Jurors recently got the opportunity to watch video footage of the slaying, according to a report from Mainline Media.
According to Dr. Gregory McDonald, who testified in Montgomery County Court, Strassburg sustained a gunshot to the right side of his face, causing the bullet to travel through Strassburg's neck and voice box. McDonald testified that the bullet was found in the left portion of Strassburg's brain.
"This one would not be survivable," he said in court, according to the article.
McDonald, who performed the autopsy on Strassburg, added the wounds were not consistent with shots being fired at close range.
Byrd allegedly fired seven shots at Strassburg during the June 2024 incident. Byrd, of the unit block of Applewood Court, got into the altercation with Strassburg outside of a residential and business property in the 200 block of North York Road in Hatboro.
Byrd called 911 to report he was being “verbally assaulted” by a white man who called him a racial slur.
During the 911 call, Strassburg could be heard saying “what are you going to do, you going to shoot me” while using the racial epithet, according to the arrest affidavit. Immediately after, seven gunshots could be heard, according to the criminal complaint.
Strassburg, 37, was a tenant at the North York Road property and lived on the second floor above Byrd’s business.
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