WAVERLY, OH (AP/WCMH) — A Pike County deputy unnecessarily fired nine times through the windows of an unarmed driver’s stopped vehicle at the end of a high-speed chase on country roads and hit the man seven times, a prosecutor told jurors as the former officer’s murder trial got underway in southern Ohio.

Former deputy Joel Jenkins is charged with murder and reckless homicide in the murder and reckless homicide in the death of 27-year-old Robert Rooker. Rooker was allegedly fleeing three Pike County deputies during a traffic stop.

A defense attorney told the jury that Jenkins feared for his life and was justified in firing at the driver, who had sped away from a traffic stop and tried to ram law enforcement vehicles before the March 2015 shooting.

Rooker’s father says hear Wednesday’s testimonies from witnesses is like reliving a nightmare.

“I don’t sleep at night much. Just thinking about what is going on,” said the senior Robert Rooker.

Family members of Rooker and Jenkins listened as Major Timothy Dickerson told jurors what happened back in March of 2015.

“As I am getting out I hear deputy Jenkins yelling, ‘show me your hands.’ Then I hear two shots. They are so close together that it was all one,” says Dickerson.

A high-speed pursuit between Rooker and three deputies covered at least 15 miles down the narrow road of Pike County Hills before coming to an end of a gravel road.

“I remember seeing the suspect’s vehicle and the suspect. And the suspect was not moving,” said Dickerson.

Authorities have never said how many times Rooker was shot. A lawsuit filed by Rooker’s family claims he was shot seven times by Jenkins, including once in the head and in the chest. Investigators say Rooker was unarmed at the time of the incident.

The Rooker family just wants justice.

“My boy never done nothing wrong,” said Rooker.

Jenkins’ attorneys say the ex-deputy will take the stand later this week.