Derrick Thompson, 29, is charged with several counts of third-degree murder and criminal vehicular homicide. On Tuesday, a judge asked if a plea deal was on the table, and the courtroom went silent when the answer was no. RELATED: Jury selection underway in trial of man accused of killing 5 women in 2023 crash

Derrick Thompson faces multiple murder charges along with other allegations. David Schuman explains the strategy the suspect's attorneys plan to use to defend him.

Jury selection started Tuesday in Hennepin County in the vehicular homicide trial of Derrick Thompson. Thompson, who was already found guilty of federal charges, is accused in the death of five young Somali women in a car crash two years ago.