Trial of Ryan Doyon, suspect in Cape Coral 2017 killing, nears verdict

UPDATE: Closing arguments have wrapped up in a Lee County murder trial and will go back to court 8:30 a.m. Friday when jury deliberations are set to begin.

The second trial for accused killer Ryan Doyon, 27, was nearing a verdict Thursday. Doyon faces a Second-Degree Murder charge after firing on a victim who later died on May 2017.

On the first day of the trial, two different storylines emerged in the case.

“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.

Now, on Thursday, the third day of the trial with a verdict nearing, the defense has called a friend of Roy Pikes, both a Cape Coral Police Department forensic crime scene investigator and the detective from on the case.

Pike’s friend testified that she was with him the day before the shooting. She said Pike told her someone had a “lick” or robbery for him. The woman said she gave him a change of clothes.

There was lengthy testimony of an Under Armour backpack. It was found near the crime scene and the testimony pertained to whether there were holes in them.

Ultimately, the crime scene investigator did confirm there were holes in the backpack, but she could not determine what created the holes. Inside the backpack, they found small bags of marijuana, a watch and receipts from Doyon’s debit card. Investigators found Pikes blood inside the backpack.

The lead detective on the case testified that Pike’s DNA was the only one found on the small pistol that was laying near him at the scene. The detective said his blood was all over it.

The defense brought up there were five missed calls. The detective said they were able to trace those calls back to a number and a person. But they do not discuss who that person was from the phone calls.

Next, the defense asked if the keys to the safe in the defendant’s home were ever swabbed for fingerprints. The detective said she does not remember if they were swabbed.

The state asked the detective if she felt there was a need to swab for more because they were able to tell who the shooter and victim were right away and no one else was hurt, which led the detective to respond, “yes.”