>"It is now being reported that a shotgun was found 30 feet near Middleton’s body, according to a local Arkansas sheriff." Uh-huh. Gravity can be a magical thing, huh? Try this little experiment: Go to the range. Load a shotgun Holding it with one hand at arms length away from you, unsupported and pointed down-range, press the trigger and fire the weapon. Watch where it lands. Make sure you get it on video, because if it somehow travels laterally, 30 feet, under recoil alone, before hitting the ground, I'll kiss your ass on the front steps of the county courthouse, on market day, in the presence of the multitudes fully assembled. This is like one of the "suicide by gunshot to the head" cases where they find the body seated with the weapon still in his hand.