Christopher Murphy, the man who fatally shot two officers in Salina Sunday night put together a "Frankenstein" weapon with illegal parts before the shooting.

According to a firearms expert, the Springfield AR-15 wielded by Murphy is a semi-automatic rifle that shouldn't be in the possession of just anyone.

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