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NOGALES, Ariz. — In Nogales, the prosecution has rested its case in the second degree murder trial of George Alan Kelly . Kelly is charged with recklessly shooting a Mexican national crossing his ranch. Kelly’s lawyers spent the morning trying to show investigators thought Kelly was guilty from the very beginning.
Defense attorney Kathy Lowthorp has suggested again and again that George Alan Kelly did not fire the shot that killed Gabriel Cuen Buitema. She’s suggested the victim was involved in smuggling and that other smugglers shot him to steal money, drugs or guns. Jorge Ainza is the lead detective. He told Kelly’s attorney he believes Kelly deliberately pointed at the victim —and there is nothing to back up Lowthorp’s suggestion bandits are really the ones who shot Buitema.
Investigators say they found nine shell casings outside Kelly’s house, in a pattern consistent with shots fired toward the dead man.
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