俄亥俄州托莱多——一名检察官周五以“新的、正在形成的证据”为由，撤销了对一名男子的指控。该男子因6月一起枪击案被捕，那起枪击案在一个拥挤的社区街头节庆活动上造成12人受伤。
TOLEDO, Ohio — Citing “new and developing evidence,” a prosecutor in Ohio dropped charges Friday against a man arrested in a shooting that wounded 12 people at a crowded neighborhood street festival in June.
20岁的埃尔杰·克里斯普-卡尔此前被捕，并被控多项谋杀未遂、重罪伤害、帮派活动以及枪支相关罪名。他的律师表示，警方抓错了人。
Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, had been arrested and accused of multiple counts of attempted murder, felonious assault, gang activity and firearms-related charges. His attorney said police arrested the wrong man.
卢卡斯县检察官朱莉娅·贝茨周五在一份声明中表示，9月，检方向克里斯普-卡尔的律师通报了“可能支持其辩护”的证据开示材料。
In September, prosecutors informed Crisp-Carr’s attorney of discovery “that may support his defense,” Julia Bates, Lucas County prosecuting attorney, said in a statement Friday.
“托莱多警察局仍在继续调查，”她说。“警察局和我们办公室都致力于遵循证据、把事情查清楚，就像我们对待每一起案件一样。”一名法官同意在不妨碍重新起诉的情况下撤销指控，这意味着检方拥有对克里斯普-卡尔重新提起诉讼的法律权限。他的律师亚历克斯·博迪福德此前曾反对这一做法。
“The Toledo Police Department continues its investigation,” she said. “Both the department and our office remain committed to following the evidence and getting it right, just as we are in every case.”A judge agreed to the dismissal of the charges without prejudice, meaning prosecutors have the legal authority to refile charges against Crisp-Carr. His attorney, Alex Bodiford, had argued against that.
“对埃尔杰来说，这五个月很难熬，”博迪福德在一封电子邮件中说。“幸运的是，他有母亲和其他家人支持他，支撑他度过了这一切。”枪击发生在6月6日托莱多老西区节庆活动期间，当时一个公园里满是帐篷、音乐和餐车，所在社区散布着维多利亚式住宅。警方表示，敌对团体之间的打斗显然升级为两人互相开枪，不过这两人并不在伤者之列。
“It’s been a rough five months for Eljay,” Bodiford said in an email. “Fortunately for him he has a mom and other family members who supported him and held him up through it.”The gunfire broke out June 6 during the Old West End Festival in Toledo at a park filled with tents, music and food trucks in a neighborhood dotted with Victorian homes. Police said a fight between rival groups apparently escalated into two people shooting at each other, although they were not among the wounded.
在提交给托莱多市法院的一份刑事起诉书中，一名警探描述了显示克里斯普-卡尔参与打斗的视频。这名警探写道，在另一名男子开始开枪后，克里斯普-卡尔离开了人群，但随后转身开火。警探写道，可以看到他朝人群肆意开枪。
In a criminal complaint filed in Toledo Municipal Court, a detective described video showing Crisp-Carr participating in the fight. After another man started shooting, Crisp-Carr moved away from the group but then turned and opened fire, the detective wrote. He was seen firing indiscriminately into the crowd, the detective wrote.
数百人当时正在参加托莱多一个历史街区举办的年度节庆活动。托莱多位于伊利湖西缘，在底特律西南约55英里（90公里）处。由于枪击事件，主办方取消了活动的第二天。
Hundreds of people were attending the annual festival in a historic district of Toledo, a city on the western edge of Lake Erie about 55 miles (90 kilometers) southwest of Detroit. Organizers canceled the event’s second day because of the shooting.
暴力事件令惊恐的旁观者四散奔逃，其他人则与医护人员和警察一起赶去救助伤者。受害者年龄从十几岁到一名60多岁的人不等。
The violence sent terrified bystanders fleeing while others rushed to help the injured alongside medics and police. The victims ranged from teenagers to one person in their 60s.
另一名因枪击事件被起诉的男子仍被关押在监狱，定于11月9日再次出庭。
Another man charged in the shooting remains in jail and is scheduled to be back in court on Nov. 9.