Assistant State's Attorney Cynthia Banks

Defense attorneys requested a mistrial Wednesday in the murder trial of a former squeegee worker, after a juror failed to show up.

One family looks for closure, while another hopes for vindication as the jury deliberates the fate of a former teenage squeegee worker accused of fatally shooting a bat wielding driver last summer.

Ahead of closing arguments, WYPR brings you up to speed on court proceedings that took place over the past week.

12 jurors have been selected on the first day of trial for the teen accused of murdering a 48-year-old man who approached a group of squeegee workers with a baseball bat in downtown last summer.