The Missing Gun Was Reported
At this point, the detective said they already knew from McCarty that Riley showed his friend his grandfather’s gun. Riley’s grandfather, who kept the gun in his car, had already reported the 9mm handgun missing before Riley even got questioned. Detectives asked Riley about the gun, but he said he had no idea where it was.
Not only did he deny showing the gun to McCarty, but he denied asking Walton about removing fingerprints from a gun. When detectives asked Riley to see his cellphone, he asked if he was a suspect. The detective replied, “Should you be?” but Riley continued to deny knowing anything about Emma’s death.