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Steve Bushaw murder trial: Shooting witness testifies

The second day of testimony in the murder trial of Brandon Chaney and Bryce Huber began with the questioning of Clifford “Tony” Kurzinski , who witnessed the shooting of Steve Bushaw the night of February 1, 2009.

Following him on the witness stand Wednesday were the first two Seattle Police officers to arrive at that scene: Officer Edward Anderson answered questions, as did Officer Curtis Woo . In the afternoon, West Seattleite Marie Bardwell testified as to what she witnessed from her location in the Junction that evening — and the day finished with Crime Scene Investigation Unit Detective Kevin O’Keefe explaining what his responsibilities were at the crime scene, what duties he and his team performed; from the stand he also he explained numerous crime scene photos showing the jury what the Junction area looked like along California Avenue, and what evidence was discovered and where.

Kurzinski was familiar with the Junction, and Talarico’s , as he had worked as “security” at Talarico’s for about a year; he’d also worked as security (bouncer) at the Feedback Lounge. Describing the 4700 block of California SW as a “fairly lively place before midnight on the weekends,” he was “…standing outside smoking a cigarette with a person I had worked security with, and a few other people from inside Talarico’s” a bit south of the entrance, closer to Elliott Bay Brewery , when, he testified, he noticed two young black men, in black clothing, standing across the street, near the crosswalk by the Puerto Vallarta restaurant. They had stepped off the curb into the street, their attention seeming to be drawn toward Talarico’s.

Tending to retain the vigilance of “bouncer mode” — especially when located near places he’d broken up fights and ejected patrons from in the past — Kurzinski just watched them for a few minutes because he “… didn’t know if they were there for me. I’ve had a lot of confrontations in my job.

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The second day of testimony in the murder trial of Brandon Chaney and Bryce Huber began with the questioning of Clifford “Tony” Kurzinski , who witnessed the shooting of Steve Bushaw the night of February 1, 2009.

Following him on the witness stand Wednesday were the first two Seattle Police officers to arrive at that scene: Officer Edward Anderson answered questions, as did Officer Curtis Woo . In the afternoon, West Seattleite Marie Bardwell testified as to what she witnessed from her location in the Junction that evening — and the day finished with Crime Scene Investigation Unit Detective Kevin O’Keefe explaining what his responsibilities were at the crime scene, what duties he and his team performed; from the stand he also he explained numerous crime scene photos showing the jury what the Junction area looked like along California Avenue, and what evidence was discovered and where.

Kurzinski was familiar with the Junction, and Talarico’s , as he had worked as “security” at Talarico’s for about a year; he’d also worked as security (bouncer) at the Feedback Lounge. Describing the 4700 block of California SW as a “fairly lively place before midnight on the weekends,” he was “…standing outside smoking a cigarette with a person I had worked security with, and a few other people from inside Talarico’s” a bit south of the entrance, closer to Elliott Bay Brewery , when, he testified, he noticed two young black men, in black clothing, standing across the street, near the crosswalk by the Puerto Vallarta restaurant. They had stepped off the curb into the street, their attention seeming to be drawn toward Talarico’s.

Tending to retain the vigilance of “bouncer mode” — especially when located near places he’d broken up fights and ejected patrons from in the past — Kurzinski just watched them for a few minutes because he “… didn’t know if they were there for me. I’ve had a lot of confrontations in my job.

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