He didn't know how much drugs were taken and said no one was using drugs in the apartment at the time of the slaying, but admitted smoking pot hours earlier.

Denying he had anything that belonged to the armed men, Rodriguez began to rise from the bed, was shot once in the chest by Cannie who then nudged him back and fired a second shot in his leg, Lusk said.

"It was like, Boom, push you, boom,'" Lusk testified.

Lusk said he believed Rodriguez was just trying to show the men something, describing his last words as, "We don't have it. Here, I'll show you."

After the shooting, the three men ran out of the room, but Cannie quickly returned to retrieve the casings from the floor, Lusk said.

Trooper: A different version

Ghrist, the Selinsgrove state police trooper, testified that Wells related a slightly different version of events that unfolded one day after Rodriguez and Torres allegedly stole 1 pound of marijuana worth $1,500 from Walker.

Cannie's attorney, Michael Dennehy, of Danville, objected to Ghrist testifying about what Wells told him.

"Mr. Wells is available. Why do we need hearsay testimony?" Dennehy asked, but Mihalik allowed District Attorney Michael Sholley to continue questioning the trooper.

Ghrist said Wells told him that he and Cannie were summoned to meet with Walker at 109 White Deer Commons, New Columbia, the afternoon of May 11.

Upset about the theft of his drugs, Walker allegedly asked the men to assist him in confronting the people who stole it.

Ghrist testified that Wells said he was willing to "rough up" people, but did not agree to kill anyone and didn't know deadly force would be used.

"I believe he said he didn't sign up for' killing," Ghrist said.

But when the men arrived at Rodriguez's apartment, Walker handed Wells a .22-caliber revolver he had in the car and all three men went inside.

Cannie was armed with a 9-mm pistol and Walker had a shotgun, Ghrist said.