Judge Allows Gunshot Residue Testimony In Suit Against Chicago Police Officer

Mealey's (March 8, 2021, 8:36 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — An expert with 40 years’ experience in firearms, ballistics and police shootings may testify in a lawsuit stemming from a fatal police shooting, an Illinois federal judge ruled Feb. 25, rejecting arguments from the officer involved that he was unqualified under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc....