Two forensics experts are questioning the shooting of Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll , saying the shooting could not have occurred as the deputy described it, reports the Arizona Republic.

Here's an excerpt from the report:

Puroll reported on April 30 that he had been ambushed while tracking drug smugglers in a desert area southwest of Casa Grande, where he suffered a grazing flesh wound to the side during an exchange of gunfire that was partially recorded in 911 calls. By the time rescuers arrived, a half-dozen purported suspects had fled.

This week, several experts who studied photographs of the wound said it appeared to them to be the result of a "close contact" gunshot. They argued that it could not have been fired by a distant suspect, as Puroll told sheriff's investigators.

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