Families of Sebring bank shooting victims speak during hearing [Video]

SEBRING, Fla. — It was an emotional day in a Highlands County courtroom as the sentencing trial for Zephen Xaver continues.

Xaver has admitted to shooting and killing five women at the SunTrust Bank in Sebring on Jan. 23, 2019. The sentencing will determine whether he will face life in prison or the death penalty.  

Friday, the victim’s families and friends were on the stand to share how their murders have impacted them. It was an emotional day, filled with tears, that marked the close of the prosecutor’s case. 

April Nelson, daughter of bank customer Cynthia Watson, said she and others were also victims of this heinous crime.

“When you lose a loved one to murder, you also lose yourself,” Nelson said. “It’s not just the dead whose lives were …