ORLANDO, Fla. — Attorneys for the state and defense gave opening statements Monday in the second trial of Markeith Loyd.

Loyd is accused of killing Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton in January 2017 outside an Orlando Walmart.

Jury selection began two weeks ago, and at the end of the process, 12 jurors and six alternates were seated Monday afternoon.

During opening statements the state recounted the details that led to Clayton's death, and told the jury substantial video evidence should leave zero doubt that Loyd is guilty. 

"The evidence in the case will show that the man who chased her, who circled, who stood over her and held the gun, fired the shots that ended her life, was the defendant, Markeith Loyd," Assistant State Attorney Ryan Williams said.

The defense claimed there is a conflict with the Orlando Police Department and the way investigators compiled a montage of video evidence.

Defense attorney Terrance Lenamon is also arguing that Loyd suffers from mentally illness, but doesn't realize it.

"He doesn't think he's ill, he doesn't think he's mentally ill," he said of Loyd. "That's called anosognosia — it's when a mentally ill person doesn't realize they are mentally ill."

That jury will now be sequestered during the trial, which is expected to last up to three weeks.

Loyd is already serving a life sentence without parole for killing his ex-girlfriend Sade Dixon and their unborn child.

Police say Loyd was on the run for that killing when Clayton confronted him, which led to her death. After a manhunt lasting several days, Loyd was captured.

If convicted, Loyd faces the death penalty.

Loyd's trial was delayed because courts closed during the pandemic.