Lazcano termed ‘vigilante’

Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy Monday began his opening argument in the trial of Daniel Lazcano with terms “vigilante” and “vigilantism.” He outlined the state’s case by describing how Daniel Lazcano became upset when he discovered guns, DVDs and other personal items were taken from a residence where he had been staying in Rosalia in December of 2011.

The prosecutor told a jury of seven women and five men the state would prove that Daniel and his brother later learned Marcus Schur, the alleged murder victim, had taken items from the Rosalia house. He said they became aware that Schur, w...