Hundreds of pages of court documents obtained by NBC10 are shedding new light on a Philadelphia murder investigation that ended in an acquittal and is now fueling a public dispute between the city’s top law enforcement officials.
The case centers on Eric Lewis, who was acquitted in the 2019 shooting death of Christopher Williams. Lewis is now facing murder charges in the killing of Philadelphia Police Sgt. Shane Seiber earlier this month.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel have publicly clashed over the handling of the earlier investigation, with Krasner blaming flawed police work for the acquittal…