The Latest: New tests unravel Phoenix freeway shooting case
Seven months after an arrest, the case against a suspect in a series of freeway shootings that rattled Phoenix residents has fallen apart, leading to the dismissal of charges and the release of Leslie Merritt Jr.
In addition to other conflicting evidence, a forensics expert hired by the prosecution found that an initial test of Merritt's gun that matched it to the shootings was inaccurate.
An analysis from an independent forensics expert hired by the prosecution now has the Arizona Department of Public Safety facing allegations of a botched investigation and a gunman authorities dubbed a domestic terrorist possibly still on the loose.
A DPS crime lab found a match in September between bullets from four shootings to a gun belonging to Merritt.
Leslie Merritt's arrest, the entire case fell apart, leading to his release, the dismissal of charges, allegations of a botched investigation and a gunman authorities dubbed a domestic terrorist possibly still on the loose.
A DPS crime lab found a match between bullets from four shootings to a gun belonging to Merritt.