Attempted Murder Trial Gets Underway

Vancouver’s Brandon Gorham was driving drunk when he ran over Zachery Lucore as he walked along North Garrison Road last September — minutes prior, the two men had been arguing outside Gorham’s house, his defense attorney, Chris Ramsay, told jurors Tuesday. But it was not Gorham’s intention to murder or seriously hurt Lucore, Ramsay argued during opening statements in Gorham’s attempted murder trial in Clark County Superior Court. “(Gorham) was in no condition to drive.

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