AGAIN.
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>>> THAT IS THE TRUTH.
THERE IS NO JUSTICE.
MAYBE JUSTICE IS NOT REACHABLE
IN THIS CASE.
>>> POLICE MADE MISTAKES, AND
THAT MEANS THE FAMILY OF A 21-
YEAR-OLD CS STUDENT KILLED IN
AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING WILL
NEVER KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
THAT NIGHT.
THAT NIGHT. THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ADMITTED AS MUCH IN COURT THIS
AFTERNOON, OFFERING A PLEA DEAL
TO THE ONLY OTHER PERSON IN THE
ROOM THAT NIGHT.
>>> CARVER ADMITTED TO
TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE AND
KILLED FINNIGAN DAILY.
IT IS SHIFTING THE STORY.
STEVE STAEGER WAS IN COURT.>>
Reporter: THERE HAS BEEN AN
EMPTY CHAIR AT THANKSGIVING FOR
THE LAST 2 YEARS IN GINA
DALEY'S HOME.
DALEY'S HOME. THE BEAR HUGS ARE NONEXISTENT.
THE NIGHTLY TEXT REMINDING A
MOTHER THAT HER SON LOVES HER
IS UNSENT.
IS UNSENT. THIS IS A PAINFUL FAMILIAR
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> Reporter: THERE WAS AN OPEN
ADMISSION, THERE IS NO JUSTICE
FOR FINNIGAN'S FAMILY.
MISTAKES WERE MADE.
>> THEY DID ADMIT THE FIRST
INVESTIGATION WAS POORLY DONE.
>> Reporter: IN JANUARY 2018,
FINNIGAN DAILY WAS SHOT AND
KILLED INSIDE OF A HOUSE IN FT.
COLLINS.
COLLINS.
COLLINS. HIS ROOMMATE, COLEMAN CARVER,
THE ONLY OTHER PERSON IN THE
ROOM WITH HER.
HE WENT ON TO SECURE HIS GUNS
BEFORE GOING TO BED.
HE SAYS THAT DALEY WALKED INTO
THE ROOM, GRABBED ONE OF HIS
GUNS AND SHOT HIMSELF.
POLICE ACCEPTED THE STORY, AND
CLOSE THE CASE, CALLING IT AN
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. THEN CAME THE SNAPCHAT
PHOTOSHOP MOMENTS BEFORE THE
911 CALL, SHOWING CARVER
HOLDING THE GUN THAT KILLED
FINNIGAN.
FINNIGAN.
FINNIGAN. POLICE REOPEN THE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. CARVER STORIES CHANGED.
AFTER ADMITTING TO PICKING UP
THE GUN, AFTER FINNIGAN SHOT
HIMSELF, HE WAS CHARGED WITH
TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE, AND
OTHER CHARGES.
OTHER CHARGES. TODAY IN COURT, PROSECUTORS
AGREED TO DROP THE CHARGES AS
CARVER PLED GUILTY TO THE
FELONY TAMPERING CHARGE.
IN EXCHANGE, HE GETS A DEFERRED
SENTENCE.
SENTENCE.
SENTENCE. HE CHOSE NOT TO SPEAK WHEN
ASKED BY THE JUDGE.
>> WITH ON THAT SITUATION, HE
MIGHT SAY SOMETHING.
HE CLEARLY, JUST RATTLED OFF
THE NO THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: THEY DON'T BELIEVE
THEY ARE GETTING THE FULL STORY
OF THAT I. PROSECUTORS AND THE
JUDGE AGREED, BLAMING A BAD
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
SAYS CRITICAL ERRORS MADE BY
POLICE IN THE INITIAL HOURS
LIKE NOT TESTING COLEMAN
CARVER'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL
LED TO A LACK OF EVIDENCE IN
THIS CASE.
THIS CASE. THE JUDGE TOLD THE FAMILY THAT
THE COURT COULD NOT SURE OF A
SHODDY INVESTIGATION.
SHODDY INVESTIGATION. THERE IS NO WAY FOR US TO MAKE
THIS JUST OR FAIR.
>> AT THE JUDGE AND THE DA
AGREE, HOW NUMEROUS MISTAKES
WERE MADE IN THE FIRST
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THEY WILL NOT TAKE IT UPON
THEMSELVES TO INVESTIGATE WHAT
EXACTLY WENT ON IN THE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. COULD THAT HAPPEN AGAIN?
>> Reporter: FINNIGAN'S MOTHER
AND STEPDAD WERE PLEASED TO
ADMIT THAT THE BATTLE THEY HAVE
BEEN FIGHTING WAS NOT NEW.
THEY WILL NEVER FEEL JUSTICE
FROM THE CASE THAT HAUNTS THIS
MOTHER, AUNT THE OTHER SON WHO
CANNOT COME TO COURT WILL NEVER
SEE HIS BROTHER AGAIN.
>> GRIFFIN HAS BEEN SENTENCED
TO LIFE WITHOUT HIS BEST
FRIEND.
FRIEND.
FRIEND. COLEMAN CAN HANG OUT FOR 2
YEARS, AND THEN IT IS LIKE IT
NEVER HAPPENED.
NEVER HAPPENED. >> IS HE SUCCESSFUL PROBATION?
IF YES, HIS RECORD WILL BE
WIPED CLEAN.
WIPED CLEAN. AS FOR WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE
FAMILY, THEY ARE PUSHING FOR AN
INVESTIGATION INTO THE FT.
COLLINS POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR
THE ERRORS IN THE INITIAL
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. WE REACHED OUT THROUGH A
SPOKESMAN AFTER COURT, AND NOT
HEARD BACK.
HEARD BACK. >>> IT IS TERRIBLE WHEN THAT
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. IT IS TERRIBLE WHEN THE
INVESTIGATION CANNOT PROVIDE
CLOSURE.
CLOSURE.
CLOSURE. THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
WHY THE BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL
WASN'T CHECKED?
WASN'T CHECKED? THERE WAS AN INTERVIEW THAT WAS
RECORDED ON VIDEO, BUT THE
AUDIO DOESN'T EXIST.
THERE IS A MISSING JACKET THAT
FINNIGAN WAS WEARING THAT THEY
WANTED TESTED FOR GSR.
THAT WENT MISSING BETWEEN THE
CORNERS OFFICE IN THE FUNERAL
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
WERE MISSING PIECES.
>> THAT IS CRITICAL EVIDENCE
AND CHANGED STORIES.
>> RIGHT NOW, GINA DALEY SAYS
THE ONLY EVIDENCE SHE HAD HER
SON HAD A GUN IN HIS HAND IS
EVIDENT FROM A GUY WHOSE STORY
KEEPS CHANGING.
KEEPS CHANGING. IT IS THE