SAN DIEGO \u2013 An 87-year-old Point Loma woman showed a jury her right hand where, she said, her son shot off three of her fingers after killing his sister and her son in 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ran like hell!\u201d said June Bushey on Monday, Jan. 12, as the first prosecution witness in the murder trial of her son, William \u201cBilly\u201d Bushey, 61.<\/p>\n
William Bushey is charged with killing his sister, Laurie Robinson, 61, and her son, Brett Robinson, 33, on Aug. 21, 2024. The slayings took place in June Bushey\u2019s home at 3:55 p.m in the 3600 block of Zola Street, which is several blocks away from Point Loma High School.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was murdered,\u201d said June Bushey of her daughter. \u201cHe came out of his room, and he shot her. I escaped from my room, down the front steps.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe neighbors were yelling at me to \u2018keep down,’\u201d said June Bushey. \u201cI got shot in the hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deputy District Attorney Scott Pirrello directed her to show her right hand to the San Diego Superior Court jury. June Bushey noted she lost three fingers in the shotgun blast and now only has \u201cmy pinkie and my thumb.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can hold something pretty good,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Her son is also charged with attempted murder of his mother and the special circumstance of committing multiple murders. If he\u2019s convicted of first-degree murder, he faces a life term in prison without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n
The trial with Judge Joan Weber will last several weeks. William Bushey\u2019s attorney, Denis Lainez, told jurors his client will testify. Lainez said his client is not guilty of either first or second-degree murder and attempted murder, suggesting, but without specifically saying, he might seek a manslaughter verdict.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought about calling the police, but I thought I would get shot,\u201d said Bushey. \u201cI went down the hall and out the front door.\u201d<\/p>\n
June Bushey said her son said nothing before shooting Laurie and Brett Robinson. She added that he was isolated, unemployed, and stayed in his bedroom at her home. He was on his computer most of the time and held the passwords to the internet, which June Bushey said she did not use or know.<\/p>\n
William Bushey shot all three people after he learned that Laurie Robinson directed AT&T to make changes to their service, interrupting their Internet connection.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u2019s the Internet?\u201d asked William Bushey, according to Pirrello in his opening statement. \u201cThat\u2019s when the terror began.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pirrello held up a shotgun to show jurors the murder weapon, saying, \u201cNobody knew he had that.\u201d He said it was hidden in his closet.<\/p>\n
June Bushey said her son worked in restaurants when he was younger, including some in Pacific Beach. \u201cI was wondering when he was going to work.\u201d<\/p>\n
San Diego Police officers showed up twice in the month before the violence when Laurie Robinson asked for help in dealing with her brother. The situation \u201cdid not rise to the level of being a crime,\u201d said Pirrello.<\/p>\n
The defense attorney read some of his client\u2019s statements to police, and he also added that William Bushey has tested positive for HIV. \u201cI\u2019m sick; I\u2019m dying. I\u2019m just a sick loser without a job,\u201d Lainez quoted his client as saying.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t mean to hurt (my mother). I didn\u2019t want to wrestle my nephew over the gun. I am angry, confused,\u201d Lainez quoted Bushey as telling police.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy entire life, I have refused to see doctors. I feel like nothing,\u201d said William Bushey, according to his attorney. \u201cI am going to be homeless. I am filled with rage.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have any friends. I don\u2019t have anyone who loves me,\u201d Lainez quoted Bushey as saying to police.<\/p>\n
Bushey remains in jail without bail.<\/p>\n
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