Veteran police officers were brought to the brink of tears on Tuesday as they testified in the killing of one of their own. The trial of Richard Rotter, the man accused of killing Everett police officer Dan Rocha last March moved into its second emotional day. Everett Police Sgt. Dave Sinex tried in vain to keep his colleague alive. "I thought if I could keep his heart beating so his family could see him one more time by me doing CPR, that’s kind of where my mind was," Sinex testified. Chief Dan Templeman, who hired Rocha, became emotional, as well, when he described arriving at the scene. "I saw officer Rocha, who I immediately recognized," Templeman said, taking a long pause to collect himself. "He was laying on his back. His external vest carrier was unzipped, and I saw a pooling of blood around his head area." READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/emotional-testimony-day-two-trial-killing-everett-police-officer/281-a932ad75-b5c7-4745-b3d3-99753bdfd3f4