B.C. contract-killing murder trial gets underway amid high security – BC [Video]

There was tight security at the B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on Tuesday, where the trial of an alleged contract killer got underway.

Metal detectors were in place at both the front door and the courtroom door, as sheriffs provided a watchful eye.

Brandon Teixeira pleaded not guilty to three charges — first-degree murder, attempted murder and discharging a firearm — related to two victims.

He’s accused in the death of Nicolas Khabra, 28, and an attack on a second person, dubbed “Person A,” who survived and is expected to testify at the trial.

Numerous elements of the case, including several people’s identities, are covered by publication bans.

The Crown alleges that Teixiera shot and stabbed Khabra in a targeted hit in October 2017, in a contract worth $160,000

Crown prosecutor Dianne Wiedemann told the 14-person jury Teixeira had accepted the “contract to kill” because he believed Khabra had …