Witness says police planted gun after killing his friend

Read storyA man testified that police planted a gun on his friend after killing him and moving his body.

Trevon Stevens told the court that he and Lincoln Forbes were chased by police before stopping in front of a Garden Hills building.

He testified that once he stopped the car, Forbes got out and ran around the side of a building. It was then that he noticed for the first time that his friend had a gun, Stevens said.

A few seconds later, he heard a shot. After that, Stevens testified, police dragged Forbes to the front of the building, took a gun from a police car and threw it next to his body.

The witness said although he pleaded with officers, they were in no rush to call an ambulance for Forbes, who bled to death.

Lawyers for the police officer who has admitted to shooting Forbes said Stevens was lying. They also argued that there were inconsistencies in his story.

But on several points, Magistrate William Campbell said he did not agree that Stevens had contradicted himself.

The testimony was part of an ongoing Coroner's inquest into Forbes' death.

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