The North Carolina News & Observer delved into the shortcomings of the State Bureau of Investigations in a four-part series which it claims has revealed more than a dozen instances in which agents cheated or bent the rules to secure the answer prosecutors sought.

Its latest article highlights the uncertainties of firearms identification, in its examination of a high-profile murder investigation in which a 10-year-old boy caught a bullet during a street fight between two groups of rival teens.

Attorney General Roy Cooper has asked his new director, Greg McLeod, to review the work of the firearms identification unit, citing concerns raised by The N&O this summer.

Source: The News & Observer

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