Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater says dismissing a murder charge against a pharmacist is an option he’s considering.
Pharmacist Jerome Ersland is charged with first-degree murder in the May 2009 shooting death of 16-year-old Antwun Parker inside Reliable Discount Pharmacy in south Oklahoma City. Parker was shot during an attempted robbery.
Prosecutors have said Ersland was justified in shooting Parker once in the head — but went too far when he shot Parker five more times.
The Oklahoman reports in a copyright story that Prater says he learned Tuesday that one pathologist wrote that the head wound was “potentially fatal.” A second pathologist wrote the head wound was “probably” fatal.
The murder charge was filed after an autopsy report said the head wound was not fatal.
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Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com
