Jurors selected in 2013 shooting death in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Opening arguments are expected to get underway Tuesday in a 2013 murder case.

Judge Shirley J. Christian in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court is hearing the case against Anthony Hopkins, 38, of West Dewey Avenue, who is accused in the Sept. 28, 2013, shooting death of James Brown, 33, who was found shot to death in the early morning hours on Truesdale Avenue on the city's East Side.

Jury selection ended late this afternoon after prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed on a panel to hear the case.

Hopkins faces charges of aggravated murder, tampering with evidence and intimidation of a crime victim or witness.

Hopkins was not indicted for Brown’s death until Oct. 2, 2014, a day after two co-defendants, Randall Miller, and his wife, Megan Miller, pleaded guilty for their roles in Brown’s death.

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