04-25-2014, 08:50 AM
MEDICAL EXAMINER TESTIMONY
The gunshot wounds
Dr. Kelly Mills with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office testified that Brady (the male teen) was shot three times, Kifer (his female cousin) was shot six times.
The final shot to Brady, which went through his hand and into his right temple, was the "most immediate fatal," Mills said. She described it as a close-range shot.
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Kifer also was shot in the head at close range, Mills testified. She said the shot that killed Kifer, the fifth fired by Smith, was a close-range shot behind her left ear.
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The toxicology results
Mills also said Brady tested negative for drugs and alcohol. Kifer's toxicology tests showed the presence of a substance in cough medicine, as well as a marijuana metabolite that Mills says had no hallucinogenic effects.
The question of possible drug use became an issue after the killings as Smith's friends claimed the teens were high on drugs, and authorities said a car linked to Brady and Kifer contained prescription drugs that had been stolen from another house. However, the drugs won't be allowed as evidence in court.
Refs:
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2014-04...sy-reports
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/me-minn-home...ose-range/
The gunshot wounds
Dr. Kelly Mills with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office testified that Brady (the male teen) was shot three times, Kifer (his female cousin) was shot six times.
The final shot to Brady, which went through his hand and into his right temple, was the "most immediate fatal," Mills said. She described it as a close-range shot.
Kifer also was shot in the head at close range, Mills testified. She said the shot that killed Kifer, the fifth fired by Smith, was a close-range shot behind her left ear.
The toxicology results
Mills also said Brady tested negative for drugs and alcohol. Kifer's toxicology tests showed the presence of a substance in cough medicine, as well as a marijuana metabolite that Mills says had no hallucinogenic effects.
The question of possible drug use became an issue after the killings as Smith's friends claimed the teens were high on drugs, and authorities said a car linked to Brady and Kifer contained prescription drugs that had been stolen from another house. However, the drugs won't be allowed as evidence in court.
Refs:
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2014-04...sy-reports
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/me-minn-home...ose-range/