Man convicted of murder in a 2008 Minneapolis nightclub shooting is free after a new review of the case

38-year-old Jerrell Brown has spent 18 years in prison after being convicted in the shooting death of Darius Miller.

Now he is free after technology led experts to re-examine key evidence in the case.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says two experts were able to reexamine ballistics evidence from the shooting and concluded the bullet that killed Miller could not have been fired by Brown.

"At the time this happened, there were kind of two groups that were shooting at each other, and it looks as though Mr. Miller was killed by friendly fire, or at least somebody firing from the group that was with him," Moriarty explains. "But at the time, the witnesses were not very cooperative."

Moriarty says this is the second case it has recommended vacating that was featured in "The First 48," a television series offering an inside look at homicide investigations. In Brown’s case, the episode aired before his trial and the County Attorney's office say it may have impacted the integrity of his criminal process.

Moriarty says advancements in technology led experts to re-examine key evidence.

"We've had two independent experts with much better technology take a look, and they have both conclusively determined that he could not have fired the shot or did not fire the shot that killed Mr. Miller," Moriarty added.

She says Brown was let out of prison Tuesday.

“My thoughts are with Mr. Brown as he is released from prison after serving nearly 18 years for a crime he did not commit, and especially with Darius Miller’s loved ones," Moriarty's office said in a statement. "For nearly two decades, there appeared to be closure and, while freeing Mr. Brown is the only acceptable course of action, I want to acknowledge how difficult this may be for them.”