North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 599 Shooting

The next day, Jimmy received another call from Alex when he was at work. Elliot had a good sleep last night, and he called specifically to thank Jimmy.

Yesterday's conversation was effective, and Jimmy was very happy. It seemed that Dr. Mary's suggestion was very good. Maybe he could consider becoming a psychiatrist or something in the future.

In the office, yesterday's case analysis is still continuing. Jimmy has not been in the homicide team for a long time, but he has already gained a lot of experience and has handled a variety of cases. He is explaining to the two newcomers Julia and Mark. There is no problem at all, and the case itself was handled by himself. Regarding some details that were not in the report, he gave a more detailed description, and also added some content that he was thinking at the time, which is comparable to when Jimmy was an instructor at Quantico Academy. .

Through the analysis of past cases, Jimmy also discovered some characteristics of the two people. Mark is relatively more inclined to ask about the recovery of the case scene, especially Jimmy's action route and decision-making process, while Julia is more attentive and mainly focuses on The evidence-related content tends to be more complete than the case, paying more attention to details and focusing more on compliance with regulations.

Comparing with their previous careers, it can be seen that Mark, like Jimmy, is an activist, while Julia is actually very suitable for intelligence analysis, and the content of their Quantico Academy report is very accurate.

Jimmy was checking the information, and Julia suddenly shouted: "Watch the news, a big event is coming again." While speaking, she pressed the remote control to increase the sound of the TV.

Jimmy's office also has a TV that doesn't turn off, and it's on the 24-hour news station. I have to say that these reporters are really fast. Sometimes they get information about major cases faster than the police.

What was being broadcast on the news was an emergency report. A shooting occurred in Felix Park in Brooklyn. The news broadcast was that multiple people had been shot. The casualties were unknown. The people who were shot were basically people enjoying their afternoon time in the park.

The news footage looks very impactful. There are all kinds of debris and toys scattered on the grass. It can be seen that there should be many people enjoying the shade and playing on this grass before. The shooting distance is a little farther, and the scene Several nearby police officers were already maintaining order, so no specific photos of the injured were taken.

Jimmy: "Okay, turn the volume down."

Julia turned to look at Jimmy in surprise: "Aren't we going to get involved in the investigation?"

Jimmy shook his head: "The first department to deal with the shooting is the local police station. I also saw it on the news. Patrol officers have already arrived at the scene to maintain order and look for the gunman. We don't need to intervene yet."

Julia: "Why? Mark, do you know?"

Mark shook his head and looked at Jimmy.

Jimmy: "Okay, let me tell you the principles of the case. When you were at the academy, you should have known that if the case involves interstate crime, terrorism, or federal agencies, we have to intervene in the investigation and processing. Another The situation is a vicious case, a serial murder case, a case that has a bad impact or is likely to lead to copycat crimes.

It is true that an unknown number of people were injured or killed in this shooting, but they were in Brooklyn. The first priority department is the NYPD. They will only submit the case if they find that the case involves circumstances outside their jurisdiction. Generally, they will be reported first. To the state troopers, and then to us.

Of course, if there are federal agency personnel among these injured, we can take it over directly, but generally, we rarely take over the case directly from them.

Although this shooting seems very bad and has a great impact, it is still within the range that the NYPD can handle. We just need to pay attention to it.

If they have intelligence needs, we can help, but otherwise we have to wait for them to deal with it.

Also, if the NYPD determines that this matter is suspected of terrorism, they will contact us immediately. You must know that mass shootings have a huge social impact. It is not ruled out that they will throw the case directly to us due to pressure and interference. possibility. "

Julia and Mark looked at each other, nodded to Jimmy, turned down the volume on the TV, and continued looking at the case files.

Jimmy looked at their status. Although they seemed to be reading the information, they were obviously a little distracted. It seemed that they still did not fully understand the issue of case ownership. However, this cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. Let's take it slow in the future.

Until after get off work, Jimmy and the others had not received a notice to assist in the investigation. It seemed that the NYPD had withstood the pressure and decided to handle the case on its own.They tidied up and left directly after get off work.

After Jimmy got home, he turned on the TV and changed several channels. They were all talking about the shooting. It was obvious that there was no way to control the news now. It was estimated that the pressure on the NYPD would be very high. I didn’t know that Kevin and the NYPD Are the people in the upper echelons being harassed and pressured in all kinds of ways? I guess they won’t have any rest today.

Nia was still recuperating at her home and had not returned. Jimmy called her. Kevin had stayed at the police station and had not returned home. It seemed that the previous guess was correct. The NYPD was very busy today.

Nia also regrets that she was injured at the wrong time, otherwise she could have joined the investigation team to handle the case together.

Jimmy was speechless. Who would be involved in such a case? The investigation is very troublesome, and the murderer may not be found. Failure to solve the case will affect his personal future.

After chatting with Nia on the phone for a while, Jimmy hung up the phone and took a rest.

In the early morning, Jimmy's phone rang. He glanced at the number and sat up, leaning on the bedside to answer the phone, "Kevin, what happened?"

Kevin: "Are you asleep?"

Jimmy glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table: "It's 1:[-] in the morning."

Kevin: "Well, I didn't pay attention to the time. I'm still at the police station. Do you know about today's shooting?"

Jimmy: "I saw the news, how is the investigation going now?"

Kevin: "Now that we have some clues, you may need to intervene in the follow-up. Let me tell you in advance. They should contact you tomorrow."

Jimmy: "Seriously?"

Kevin: "Well, the police detectives in the bureau are still not as professional as you in investigating this kind of case. Now there is a lot of pressure from all aspects. They have discussed it before and are preparing to hand over the case."

Jimmy: "I understand. Even if this case is transferred to the FBI, it's not necessarily my case. If it involves terrorism, it may be transferred to the anti-terrorism team."

Kevin: "Well, that's it. You can rest. Good night."

Jimmy: "Good night, you go to bed early too."

Jimmy hung up the phone, thought for a while and then went back to sleep. The situation of the case was still unclear, and it was useless to think about it any more. Anyway, if someone was going to take the blame, someone would take over.

Jimmy was waiting for news after going to work, and finally got a call from Ruiz.Ruiz was also unlucky. He encountered such a bad case when he first took office.

Jimmy picked up the clothes and came to Ruiz's office, "Ruiz, was it yesterday's shooting?"

Ruiz nodded, "I just received a call from the NYPD. They still want us to lead the investigation on this case."

Jimmy: "A shooting case or terrorism?" Ruiz: "Let your team handle the shooting case, just to get the two of them familiar."

Jimmy: "Okay, but this case is probably more troublesome. I need a technical team and some supporting agents to conduct on-site investigations."

Ruiz: "No problem, I'll arrange it."

Jimmy: "Then let them send the materials."

Ruiz nodded and Jimmy left his office and returned to the homicide office.

"Bah bang bang," Jimmy clapped his hands as he entered the door, "Okay, you guys clean up. The NYPD will send materials later. We will handle yesterday's shooting case."

Mark: "The NYPD gave up?"

Jimmy: "Well, they are inexperienced and under a lot of pressure. Clean it up, Julia, and bring two whiteboards."

When the people from the NYPD brought over yesterday's on-site investigation and information, Jimmy was a little dumbfounded. Three large cardboard boxes were a lot of information.

Jimmy: "So much information? Detective Ronald, please tell me the circumstances of the case and the current progress of your investigation."

Detective Ronald is the person in charge of the NYPD, and the investigation of this shooting case was conducted under his leadership.

Ronald nodded, opened the box and took out a stack of photos, and attached them to the whiteboard with a magnetic clasp: "Yesterday at 1:37 pm, there were people resting and playing on the grass in Felix Park, Brooklyn. A total of three people were killed and five others were injured in the shooting. The deceased are now in the morgue of the Medical Examiner's Office, and the injured are out of danger at Mount Royal Hospital in Brooklyn.

Felix Park has been temporarily closed. After the shooting, the first patrol officers arrived seven minutes later. At that time, people in the park had already dispersed. They did not find anyone with a gun in the park.

What can be determined so far is that the gunman used a semi-automatic rifle. Judging from the gunshots, he fired in bursts throughout the process. The gunshots came from the park parking lot. "

Detective Ronald pasted up the photos of the dead and injured at the scene, then took out a park map and hung it on the whiteboard. "This is a map we drew based on the scene. These red dots are the pictures of the dead and injured." The location of the gunman should be the parking lot in the southeast."

He took out two more CDs and said, "Here is the surveillance video of the entrance to the park parking lot. Because of the angle, no gunman was seen in the surveillance. There is no surveillance inside the park."

He took out a USB flash drive again and said, "Here is a video shot by a tourist on his mobile phone. However, it is only the part where people fled after the gunshot. The video of the previous gunfire and the shot is not included."

He pointed to one of the boxes, "The information here is our investigation of the shooting scene. There are photos, leftover items and other records. The information of the other three deceased and five wounded have also been investigated. At present, No special relationship was found between them.

In another box are records of interviews we made with park rangers, cleaners, security guards, and people who were still in the park at the time. Because this case was relatively large and we had a lot of people arranged, we collected this information yesterday. There was no summary or compilation..."

Looking at these boxes, Jimmy and the others were really overwhelmed. They didn't know how long it would take just to sort out the information.

Jimmy: "Thank you, Detective Ronald. Can you take us to the scene to have a look? Or arrange for the patrol officer who was the first to arrive at the scene yesterday to cooperate with us."

Ronald: "Of course, no problem."

Jimmy: "Mark, Julia, let's go and take a look at the scene first."

Julia and Mark's cars haven't been matched yet. They drove their own private cars. Jimmy didn't bother and just let them get into his Saber car and drove to Brooklyn Philly with Detective Ronald. Leakes Park.

Felix Park is not that big, and it has been temporarily closed due to the shooting. Except for some people who were bored watching outside, there were no tourists inside.

Jimmy and the others showed their IDs and got in under the police cordon. Jimmy looked around the park and said to Detective Ronald: "Go and see the scene first."

Because the shooting happened yesterday, the sign and the location of the body drawn when evidence was collected yesterday were still there. Jimmy and the others stood behind the body and looked towards the direction of the parking lot. They changed their positions a few times. Generally speaking, they could see from the parking lot. The angle to this side is almost certain.

Jimmy was about to leave for the parking lot when he suddenly stopped, "Mark, Julia, after seeing the scene, what do you think? Julia, tell me first."

Julia glanced at Mark, then looked at Jimmy and said, "The gunman is well-trained and has good marksmanship."

Jimmy: "Reason."

Julia: "These dead people and the wounded who were shot are relatively concentrated. After shooting, they ran around. It is not easy to hit these people while running. The location of the parking lot is a visual distance from here. It is more than 150 meters. It is difficult to aim and shoot so many people at this distance. It is not yet certain how many shots the gunman fired, but it is estimated that it should be within one magazine, 20-30 rounds."

Jimmy: "Mark, you have service experience, what do you think?"

Mark: "It should be someone who has undergone shooting training, and it does not rule out that he has experience in military service. The scene also needs to be investigated to see if there are any places where he was shot. Based on the shooting trajectory, we can roughly deduce his shooting location."

Jimmy: "Well, Mark, you can walk around later. Now let's go to the parking lot."

The parking lot is not big. In fact, the parking lot here is a small area, which can accommodate about four rows of parking.Jimmy stood in the parking lot and looked at the grass where the shooting occurred. He continuously moved the simulated shooting line and finally determined three possible directions.

Of course, this so-called confirmed direction is only an approximate direction, and the actual position needs to be calculated backwards based on the shooting trajectory.

Jimmy still asked Julia and Mark to speculate on the gunman's shooting position, and their judgments were basically similar to Jimmy's.

Jimmy looked at the parking lot. There was no obstruction around here. If the gunman stood here and fired, there would be witnesses. After all, it was after one o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still a lot of people in the park at that time.

Jimmy: "Julia, record all the cars parked here. When we go back, you can investigate the video of the parking lot, register all the cars that appear in it, and check their identities one by one. In addition, the NYPD's inquiries Also check the records to see if anyone was near the parking lot at the time of the crime.”

Julia: "Okay."

Jimmy: "Mark, go to the place where you were shot and look for other bullet holes. Pay attention to the trees and other obstacles between us. Go ahead."

Mark: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)