A man state prosecutors say shot and killed 27-year-old Said Beshirov outside a now-defunct Anchorage nightclub in 2012 appeared in Anchorage Superior Court on Wednesday, more than two years after the murder.
Korakanh Phornsavanh is accused of shooting Beshirov during bar break outside Platinum Jaxx on Oct. 28, 2012. It wasn't until about eight months later that a grand jury indicted Phornsavanh, 28, on murder charges.
Video footage, recorded on cellphones, was shown in court Tuesday. The video revealed a chaotic scene, with revelers spilling off the sidewalk and onto West Sixth Avenue.
One brief video pans from Phornsavanh, Beshirov and others to another group brawling in the street. Seconds later, two shots are fired and the camera pans back. Beshirov can be seen lying on his back before the video cuts out.
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