Police say Miree begged for his life

MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) - New details about the last moments of Kyser Miree's life came out in court Wednesday. The state says before Miree was gunned down in his midtown home, he begged for his life.

Kyser Miree's father and brother come face to face for the first time, with the men police say shot Miree in the head at point blank range.

Michael Lee, Jamal Lang, Bo Taylor and Earnest Wiggins are accused of shooting Miree in his midtown home during a robbery.

Cpl. Charles Bagsby testified Wednesday the suspects followed a man who had just used an ATM to Miree's Macy Place home. Bagbsy said the suspects parked their car around the corner and walked to Miree's house.

During that time, the man who used the ATM picked up Miree's roommate and left. Bagsby testified the suspects knocked on the door, and when Miree answered they shoved their way inside, and demanded money.

"The testimony is he was knocked to the floor. He's on the floor got his hands up and he is begging for his life and they pull the trigger anyway," District Attorney John Tyson Junior said.

Cpl. Bagsby testified that three of the suspects said Lee pulled the trigger shooting Miree in the forehead.

Learning his friends had pointed the finger at him, Lee was overcome with emotion and led out of the courtroom, but not before punching the wall.

After the hearing Fox Ten News asked defense attorney Jim Byrd what he thought when Lee punched the wall?

"That's because they are trying to take his life away and he's not here. I'd be upset too," Byrd said.

Police say there is no evidence other than the testimony of the four suspects, and two others who placed them at the scene.

"Testimony is evidence, in most of our cases, we rely on testimony, that carries same weight as physical evidence," said Assistant D.A. Jill Phillips.

The state says three of the four suspects were carrying guns that night.

All four are charged with capital murder and face the death penalty if convicted.

The four men charged in the case are being held without bond.

The case is now on its way to a grand jury.

Before Wednesday's preliminary hearing got underway, they had to bring in extra security. The judge said there were concerns about tensions between the suspect's families. People entering the courtroom had to be searched with a metal detector first.