In an unprecedented moment in an Arizona courtroom, the voice and likeness of a man killed in a 2021 road rage incident were brought back to life through artificial intelligence, allowing the victim to posthumously address his killer.
Chris Pelkey, a 37-year-old Army combat veteran and devout Christian, was fatally shot by Gabriel Horcasitas at a red light in Chandler in March 2021.
According to police, the incident unfolded after Pelkey exited his vehicle and approached Horcasitas’s car, prompting Horcasitas to open fire.
This week—three and a half years later—Pelkey’s presence returned to the courtroom in a video generated by AI, delivering what is believed to be the first victim impact statement of its kind. (Vanguard)
