David Chandler blinked three times to express ‘yes’ to questions and two blinks to express ‘no’ leading authorities to arrest and charge Ricardo Woods for the murder of Chandler who died weeks later
When police arrived at the hospital to question David Chandler about the person who shot him he couldn’t answer because he was paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator.
David Chandler was unable to communicate except with his eyes.
Police questioned him in a 17-minutes long video. Chandler was asked to blink three times for yes and twice for no. While one detective questioned him the other one videotaped his responses.
Even tough Chandler didn’t respond to every question in the 17 minute video he triple blinked to repeated questions about his killer.
He was asked if he knew the shooter and whether the person in the photo was the shooter.
Chandler, 35, was shot in the head and neck as he sat in a car early Oct. 28, 2010, in Cincinnati. He remained paralyzed from his injuries when police interviewed him Nov. 2. He eventually went into a coma, dying 10 days later.
The man authorities say he identified, 34-year-old Ricardo Woods, is charged with murder, felonious assault and weapons counts and faces up to life in prison if convicted. A hearing in the case is set for Monday, which had been the original trial date. The judge could set a new trial date at the hearing.
Prosecutors would not comment on motive, although authorities have suggested the Cincinnati men knew each through drug deals. Woods has previous convictions in Hamilton County for aggravated robbery, felonious assault and trafficking in cocaine.
