Gillis said she tested three guns taken from Downs’ Auburn home during a February 2019 police search.
She ruled out a rifle as being the possible murder weapon. She said she couldn’t eliminate a Ruger and an H & R pistol owned by Downs as the gun that fired the lethal bullet, but said the Ruger was less likely.
Asked by Assistant Attorney General Chris Darnall whether the H & R pistol could have fired the bullet, Gillis said, “Yes, the individual characteristics and class characteristics that I see all correspond.” But, she added, “it’s not enough for an identification” due to the extensive damage sustained by the bullet.
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Second man charged in fatal beating on New Year’s Day in Emmonak
Print article A second man is facing murder charges for his role in the fatal beating of a 39-year-old man on New Year’s Day in the Western Alaska village of Emmonak, according to Alaska State Troopers. Darren Hootch, 34, was arrested Sunday and 27-year-old Rudolf Waska was arrested last week in the death of 39-year-old Brian Agwiak. Hootch and Waska had gone to Agwiak’s house on the night of Jan. 1 to find alcohol, according to charging documents. In a later interview with investigators, Hootch said he threatened Agwiak with a copper pipe before Waska beat him, troopers said.