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From the other articles on the incident, the deceased lived approximately 5 days after being shot. So the DA could have rushed an indictment before the weekend and the guy dies on Monday, maybe after business hours? Then the DA has to get the charges dismissed.
We had a case like that where I worked. A case for fraud was pending and the suspect died. A party to a civil suit against the deceased was fighting to keep the case going because he felt that it would bolster his suit against the deceased's estate. It took the better part of a week to finally get the dismissal before the court and drop the matter. SO, technically, the county had a criminal case for four more days against a deceased man. Ultimately, the civil suit was dropped as well since the plaintiff was but one in a line of potential creditors and he stood very little chance of being compensated.