“From gaps in the evidence to a judge's intervention, jurors never got to hear the ricochet theory that would have undermined attempted murder charges…
“[Benjamin] Song never aimed his weapon at the police officer…
‘Song fired his weapon at the ground and the bullet ricocheted off a hard surface before striking the officer just below the neck’.” - Phillip Hayes, Song’s attorney
#Prairieland
https://theintercept.com/2026/09/27/prairieland-appeal-gun-bullet-ricochet-benjamin-song/
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