The neighbors have more credibility than the friend witnesses, IMO. They have no vested interest in the harming the Meyers family, and Bob Meyers himself gave them credibility when he admitted on film that he went to EN's house, which completely discredits his claim they kept EN's identity from police because they feared EN.
Yes, I agree the neighbors probably have more credibility. It's possible the neighbors are also mixed up with EN and/or the Meyers in unsavory ways, and if such relationships should come to light, I would give them less credibility. But at least for now, the neighbors get more credibility.
I don't think most young adults can identify three different types of ammunition. I've been around guns my entire life and I couldn't accurately identify three types of bullets from just looking at them.
I could be mistaken, but what I got from the police report was that the friends told police EN had shown them his gun and his ammo. The police then showed them a 9mm, a .40, and a .45, and they pointed to the .45 and said "that's what he had." I did
not get the impression that they identified by name 9mm, .40 and .45 and told police EN had .45 ammo.
I don't believe EN told them the type of car he was picked up in. It's not the type of detail someone provides when they say they someone picked them up to give them a ride.
Yeah, I don't buy that either. I can't picture EN telling his friends "So then I called a friend who owns a 4-door silver Audi to come pick me up."
But: That could be an artifact of the police having information that they haven't made public. I could see it going something like this:
Police: Did EN tell you who he called to come pick him up?
Friend: Yes, he said he called Badass Billy Jones.
Then the police check and learn that Badass Billy Jones owns a silver 4-door Audi. And they don't want Badass Billy's name out in public just yet, so they put in their report that the friends told them that EN called a friend who owns a 4-door Audi to pick him up.
That's speculation, of course, but I think it's plausible.
Things I'm wondering:
Did EN get rid of his handgun or do the police have it to match the bullet that killed TM? But if the bullets match, there is doubt because the driver of the Audio could have done it. Did EN wash the clothing he was wearing that night or did the police find gunpowder residue on his clothing?
Good questions. I think there's probably a lot of physical evidence that the police haven't released yet. I hope guns, ammo, clothing, gunshot residue and the like are among that evidence.