Prosecutors called a murder inside an Erie restaurant "two minutes of pure terror" during opening statements Tuesday as the trial started for Luis Rodriguez.

Rodriguez, 48, faces first-degree murder and eight other charges in the November 2018 shooting at the Pizza Hut at E. 38th and Zimmerman Rd.

Investigators said he was dating the victim - Alicia Stalheim, 25 - who worked at the restaurant.

Another employee who worked there - Ashleigh Fuhrman - was also shot. She took the stand Tuesday as a key witness

She said Stahlheim returned from a delivery and told her her boyfriend, Rodriguez, was there with a gun, and Fuhrman should call 911.

Fuhrman said she started calling when Rodriguez pointed a gun at her stomach. She told him not to shoot because she was pregnant.

Rodriguez did not shoot her, but Fuhrman said he then went into the kitchen where she believed Stalheim was and fired the gun.

Fuhrman testified she went outside, and Rodriguez shot her in the shoulder. She peaked inside the kitchen, saw Stalheim unresponsive on the floor, left and heard two more gunshots.

She said she went across the street to a store and called 911.

Rodriguez was arrested about four hours later on Interstate 90.

A firearms expert testified the cartridges found at the scene matched the handgun found in the Rodriguez's car during his arrest.

Prosecutors will rest Wednesday after calling one more witness. Rodriguez is expected to testify as the sole witness for the defense.

The jury may start deliberating as soon as Wednesday. Rodriguez faces a life sentence if convicted.