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Harrisburg school shooting suspect hires investigator
Mark Walker
mwalker@argusleader.com
The Harrisburg student charged with shooting his principal last month has hired a private investigator to aid in his defense.
Attorneys for Mason Buhl, 16, hired the investigator to assist with locating and interviewing witnesses in the case, according to a motions document filed Oct. 6.
A call to Buhl's lawyer wasn't immediately returned.
A Lincoln County grand jury indicted Buhl last week on one count of first-degree attempted murder and one count of commission of a felony while armed with a firearm. Each charge carries a possible 25-year prison sentence.
Buhl is being held without bond at the juvenile detention center in Sioux Falls.
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