Rocky L. Edwards

Rocky Edwards is a distinguished Forensic Firearm Examiner with over 42 years of law enforcement experience, including 37 years dedicated to forensic science. He began his career as a Special Agent with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), where he served for a decade and received specialized training at the U.S. Army Crime Laboratory and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Following his military service, Mr. Edwards spent 20 years as the Forensic Firearms Examiner for the Santa Ana Police Department and served as a consultant for the Los Angeles and Stockton Police Departments. His extensive background encompasses microscopic analysis, wound ballistics, and complex shooting reconstruction.

Mr. Edwards has testified as an expert witness in over 550 firearms-related cases for both the prosecution and defense. He is qualified as an expert in Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Identification and Shooting Reconstruction in U.S. Federal Court, California Superior Court, and military courts across NATO countries. His reconstruction experience ranges from domestic officer-involved shootings to combat incidents in Somalia and Yugoslavia. Currently, he serves as President of Rock Forensic Firearms Consulting Inc., where he specializes in officer-involved shootings and provides expert analysis for federal and state criminal cases.