PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A five-year-old murder case against a Massachusetts man charged with shooting another man during a drug deal in a supermarket parking lot has been dismissed.
The Berkshire Eagle reports that 24-year-old Laquan Johnson was released Tuesday after a Berkshire Superior Court judge dismissed the case mid-trial because two key prosecution witnesses failed to testify.
Johnson had pleaded not guilty to shooting 29-year-old Anthony Gamache in the leg during a marijuana sale in Pittsfield in November 2014.
Gamache, of Goshen, was treated and released with the bullet still in his leg but died the next day. A medical examiner determined he died of a blood clot caused by the bullet wound.
Johnson’s attorney says there was “no evidence” against his client.
District Attorney Andrea Harrington says she was “disheartened” by the dismissal.
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Information from: The Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle, http://www.berkshireeagle.com
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