Jurors in the murder trial of an Arizona rancher who
shot an illegal immigrant on his property,
killing him going on a field trip and tomorrow they
will go to George Kelly's 170 acre cattle ranch.
That is where the prosecution says Kelly shot and killed
that migrant in 2023.
He says he only fired a single warning shot at
a group of migrants on his property.
The state and defense this week zeroed in though on
gunshot residue.
At trial this week, none was found on the jacket
that belonged to the migrants who was killed.
And no bullet was ever recovered.
The prosecution says that this could mean that Kelly fired
from far away and the bullet hit a branch.
The defense team argues the migrants backpack was never tested
for gunshot residue,
but if it had then it may have been found
offering an alternative story like the migrant being robbed and
killed by someone else.
Kelly is charged with second degree murder.
He is facing up to life in prison if convicted.