A single gunshot, a frantic response and a damning Snapchat video | Select | norfolkdailynews.com

MADISON — Opening arguments and testimony from four witnesses on Tuesday followed the completion of a lengthy jury selection process in the murder trial of DeShawn Gleaton Jr.About 11:30 a.m., attorneys finished narrowing a pool of 42 panelists to 12 jurors — eight men and four women — who are tasked with deciding whether Gleaton, 30, is guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, illegal firearm use and tampering.The Norfolk man, who is being held at the Madison County Jail, is accused of shooting Hailey Christiansen at her residence in southeast Norfolk on the morning of July 24, 2020. Christiansen died that morning at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, and Gleaton was arrested in Sioux City in connection with the homicide. Opening argumentsMadison County Attorney Joe Smith told jurors during an opening that lasted more than an hour that Gleaton deciding to shoot Christiansen was an act of “self-interest.”On July 12, 2020, the Madison County Attorney’s Office filed domestic violence and trespassing charges against Gleaton as the result of an altercation involving Gleaton and Christiansen on July 6, 2020.After he was charged, one bond condition Gleaton was ordered by a judge to follow was to have no contact with Christiansen. Gleaton…
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