Jury selected in trial of Pulse shooter’s widow

ORLANDO, Fla. — A jury has been chosen in the trial of Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse nightclub gunman Omar Mateen.

Through the trial’s first eight days, U.S. Judge Paul Byron and attorneys questioned dozens of potential jurors, amassing a pool of 57 candidates who said they could be impartial in deciding Salman’s fate. On Monday afternoon, 12 jurors and six alternates were picked to hear the case.

The jurors were not present in the courtroom.

Testimony in the case is expected to begin Wednesday.

Salman is accused of aiding her husband’s plot to attack Pulse, a gay nightclub where he killed 49 people and injured dozens more in a barrage of gunfire June 12, 2016. If convicted, she faces up to life in prison.