Ballistics Expert in Murder Trial of Arizona Rancher Says Fatal Shot Likely Came From an AK-47

George Alan Kelly stands accused of second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico.
Ballistics Expert in Murder Trial of Arizona Rancher Says Fatal Shot Likely Came From an AK-47
Forensic scientist Rick Wyant holds up a shell casing found at the scene of a fatal shooting of an illegal immigrant on Jan. 30, 2023, in Arizona, in Santa Cruz County Superior Court in Nogales, Ariz. , on March 29, 2024. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
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NOGALES, Ariz.—Lawyers for George Alan Kelly, the Arizona rancher accused of gunning down an illegal immigrant, pressed a ballistics expert on what the government “can’t prove” with available physical evidence.

On cross-examination, forensic scientist Richard Wyant conceded that the evidence does not directly connect Mr. Kelly to the firearm that caused the fatal shot.

Allan Stein
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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.