PHOTO: Protesters demonstrate outside of Newton District Court as alleged shooter Scott Hayes’ trial is postponed a second time. (Genevieve Morrison / Heights Editor)
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A judge postponed the trial for Scott Hayes, the alleged shooter in a violent incident at a pro-Israel protest in September, at a hearing on Tuesday at Newton District Court.
The trial was already postponed at another scheduled hearing last month as both sides said they needed more time for discovery of evidence. Hayes faces charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
A lawyer for the prosecution said he had interviewed state police officers since the last hearing but that he was waiting for lab reports on gun identification.
A lawyer for Hayes requested that the state provide the criminal record of Caleb Gannon, the man whom Hayes allegedly shot.
The trial follows an incident in September when Gannon, a Newton resident, yelled at protesters at a pro-Israel demonstration on Washington Street, then charged across the street and tackled Hayes.
Hayes and the other pro-Israel protesters struggled to restrain Gannon, then Gannon was shot.
Hayes, a Framingham resident who is not Jewish, legally owned the fired gun.
Protesters—both those in support of Hayes and those advocating for his conviction—stood out in front of the courthouse on Tuesday.