Even then, Boushie should still have survived if not for a second extremely specific malfunction that could not be replicated by experts testing Stanley’s gun. “Boom, the thing just went off,” Stanley told the court. Nevertheless, even with a hangfire, one more unlikely event needed to occur to ensure Stanley’s version of events. So, for Stanley’s account to be credible, his gun loaded with malfunctioning ammunition also had to be malfunctioning itself. While there is no physical evidence for Stanley’s ammunition experiencing a hangfire, the casing from the bullet that killed Boushie was found to have an unusual bulge when found by RCMP investigators.

Source: National Post February 14, 2018 15:43 UTC