Trooper's Suicide Gun Now Linked to Texas Murder
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Posted: 9:03 PM Jan 6, 2009
Trooper's Suicide Gun Now Linked to Texas Murder
Police: Ex-Utah trooper's gun killed Texas driver
The gun used by a former trooper has been linked to the death of a Driver last month in Texas. The one-time Utah lawman went on a shooting spree in the Dallas area in late December.
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GARLAND, Texas (AP) -- Police say the gun a former Utah trooper used to kill himself has been linked to the death of a second motorist in Texas last month and two other highway shootings.

Police in the Dallas suburb of Garland said Tuesday preliminary tests show Brian Smith's weapon killed 20-year-old Jorge Lopez at a red light Dec. 22.

Dallas police said subsequent shootings on Interstate 635 that same night also match Smith's weapon. No one was hurt.

The gun already had been linked to the fatal shooting of truck driver William Scott Miller on the interstate around the time of the other shootings.

Smith shot himself after a brief standoff with police. He died Dec. 24 after he was taken off life support.
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