Investigation reopened amid questions of whether Arizona deputy's shooting was a hoax

[ArizonaLiberal]

Source: StarTribune A.P.

PHOENIX - Arizona officials on Monday reopened the investigation into a deputy's explanation of how he was shot in the remote desert south of Phoenix amid speculation it was a hoax timed to enflame the debate over illegal immigration.

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office announced its decision Monday after two nationally known forensic pathologists raised questions about a wound the deputy suffered.


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They need to turn this over to an independent investigator!

The Arizona Desert Shootout - The Truth Revealed
Video Posted on DU: May 16, 2010
By DU Member: ArizonaLiberal
Views on DU: 1536

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x465467

[ProudProgressiveNow]

1. Yay!

Bout time.

[pinboy3niner]

2. You're right--it needs to be independent

Sheriff Babeu is a partisan anti-immigrant crusader, and his dep't. can't be trusted to do an objective investigation of its own deputy. He's already investigating Arpaio's top staff, at his buddy, Arpaio's, request. Wonder why Arpaio asked him to do it? *snort*

[AzJusticeFreedom]

3. You hit the nail on the head! n/t

[SoapBox]

4. I ALWAYS felt that something SMELLED bad about this!

...and I agree. Independent investigator.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

5. Video could be true! nt

[Downwinder]

6. Is there such a thing as an"independent investigator" in Arizona any more?

Does the U of A have a Journalism Department like Northwester that could do it?