Jurors in capital murder trial hear 911 tape

YOUNGSTOWN

Jurors in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court today hearing the capital murder case of a man accused of killing a woman on a North Side front porch heard a 911 tape of the shooting.

Although most of the tape contained incoherent screaming what could clearly be heard was Ororo Wilkins’ brother, Willie Wilkins, screaming that his sister had been shot and killed and that he knew who did it.

On the tape, however, Willie Wilkins never identified 42-year-old Willie Wilks as the shooter. Wilks could face the death penalty if he is convicted of the death of Ororo Wilkins, 20. He is also charged with wounding 25-year-old Alex Morales in the back and firing a shot at Willie Wilkins but missing him at a Park Avenue home on May 21.

On the tape, a 911 operator asks repeatedly for an address but none could be heard over the screaming and crying on the tape but Willie Wilkins can be heard saying several times, “He killed my sister.”

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