An RCMP expert witness has testified that DNA evidence found at a crime scene matches the DNA of the man accused in the case.
Devin Hall, 28, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shootings of two people at a popular Winnipeg restaurant, Salisbury House, in September 2012.
Jeffrey Lau, 23, was shot dead and another man was injured in what police believe was a targeted hit on Lau, a suspected drug dealer.
DNA expert Michelle Scott-Mascioli said she tested samples found on a white shirt and black gloves recovered by police, and they matched with a known sample taken from Hall.
She described testing and re-testing several samples and admitted they all contained "mixed profiles," meaning there were traces of other people's DNA on them as well.
She said the odds of the DNA being from someone other than Hall were 1 in 4.2 quadrillion, but allowed it was possible someone, maybe the shooter, wore the gloves or shirt and left no DNA or that the other traces of DNA could have come from someone who had worn the gloves after Hall.
The DNA evidence is key to the prosecution case because no witnesses from inside the restaurant have been able to identify Hall as the shooter as the gunman had his face covered.
(CJOB)
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