Breaking Breonna Taylor news: The initial ballistics report that was included in the investigative file given to the attorney general’s office by LMPD failed to prove Taylor’s boyfriend fired the bullet that hit LMPD officer Sgt. Mattingly https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7gw7y/initial-police-report-didnt-conclude-breonna-taylors-boyfriend-shot-a-cop-in-the-leg

A portion of the report, which references the bullet believed to have hit Mattingly, concludes “due to limited markings of comparative value, [the] item was neither identified nor eliminated as having been fired from #45,” which corresponds to the magazine found in Walker’s gun

Walker’s criminal defense attorney Rob Eggert provided a screenshot of the report to VICE News, which confirmed its validity. Eggert said he shared it because of the attorney general’s remarks Wednesday

The existence of the possibility that Walker did not fire the bullet that struck Mattingly in the leg, along with crime scene photos recently obtained by VICE News, raise questions about how the investigation was conducted

Sgt. Mattingly says Walker was about 20 ft away when he fired a shot that hit him in the leg. But photos of Mattingly’s wound show potential signs of being shot from much closer, according Patrick McLaughlin, who teaches forensic science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

McLaughlin served as a detective in the NYPD for 20 years, most of which he spent in the Evidence Collection Team. He says the easiest way to tell for sure is through a gun shot residue test, but no such test appears to have been conducted on Mattingly’s wound or clothes

A preliminary report on Mattingly’s wound, which was part of discovery in Walker’s criminal case, says no visible soot or residue on Mattingly’s pants and indicates he was shot from “distant range.” McLauglin said it’s plausible, but doesn’t why they wouldn’t want to be sure

Here’s McLaughlin’s full quote: “In a case like this where you have the chance to let science help support or refute something. I just don't understand why you wouldn't perform the test.”

Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday the bullet could not have been fired by an officer because it was a 9mm. But Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend’s lawyer Steve Romines says that former LMPD detective Brett Hankison’s employee file shows he was issued a 9mm Glock https://twitter.com/sromines/status/1309538612699160577