Trial to begin in deadly Las Vegas shooting, fiery crash

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo, smoke and flames billow from a burning vehicle following a shooting and multi-car accident on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas. Jury selection in the death-penalty trial for 29-year-old Ammar Harris, a self-described pimp accused of killing three people in the shooting and crash that witnesses compared to a scene from a Hollywood action movie, begins Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Erik Lackey, File) FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo, smoke and flames billow from a burning vehicle following a shooting and multi-car accident on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas. Jury selection in the death-penalty trial for 29-year-old Ammar Harris, a self-described pimp accused of killing three people in the shooting and crash that witnesses compared to a scene from a Hollywood action movie, begins Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Erik Lackey, File)

By Associated Press October 11, 2015 1 min read

LAS VEGAS (AP) – A shocking scene of carnage on the Las Vegas Strip will be replayed in a courtroom this week in the death-penalty trial of a self-styled pimp accused of killing three people in a shooting and a fireball crash.

Jury selection begins Monday for the trial of Ammar Harris. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder and discharging a firearm.

Prosecutors plan to show dashboard video from a taxi trailing a tire-squealing car chase that unfolded beneath the neon glare on Las Vegas Boulevard early Feb. 21, 2013.

Harris is accused of shooting from a Range Rover SUV into a Maserati, mortally wounding an aspiring rapper behind the wheel.

The sports car slammed into a taxi, which burst into flames, killing a driver and passenger.