Day 3 of second trial underway for accused killer Ryan Doyon

The second trial for an accused killer in Lee County is now underway.

It is “take two” for a second-degree murder trial in Lee County with two very different storylines.

“This wasn’t an accident, this wasn’t self-defense,” said Sara Miller, State Attorney’s Office. “This was second-degree murder.”

“This was a targeted home invasion robbery,” said Peter Aiken, attorney for Ryan Doyon.

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Aiken’s job is to fight for Doyon. The state said he shot and killed Roy Pike III near Doyon’s Cape Coral home in May 2017. The judge declared a mistrial the first time around because the jury could not decide on a verdict.

Now, a new jury will consider the evidence.

“This is not some simple case where some poor guy is walking on the street,” Aiken said, “knocks on a door and for no reason at all just gets shot up.”

During the opening statements Tuesday, Doyon’s attorneys called the killing self-defense. The defense argued Pike came to Doyon’s home that day to rob him and he had a gun.

“He didn’t shoot him until the third time Roy Pike pointed a gun at him,” Aiken said. “The third time Roy Pike pointed a gun at him, he got shot and died gun in hand.”

But the state attorney’s office claims Doyon chased Pike down the street, firing more than a dozen times at him.

“As he’s running behind him, he’s shooting at him,” Miller said. “Not once, not twice, but he fires 13 rounds.”

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