North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 610 Finalizing the press conference

Jimmy pressed the intercom: "The suspect is down. It's safe. Come here quickly." He released the intercom button. Jimmy didn't hear the "received" message from inside. He took a look at the intercom. It wasn't broken. Forget it. Now, leave them alone.

Jimmy took out his phone and dialed 911 to call the police, but received the news that someone had called the police and the patrol was on the way. Just in time, he asked them to dispatch a few ambulances, which could save some time.

Mark and Julia were not very far away, so they were the first ones to come over. Jimmy asked them to look at the two corpses here, and he went to find the scene of Will's previous shooting.

After Jimmy left, the NYPD patrol officers had arrived at the scene. Mark and Julia showed their IDs and asked them to seal the scene, while the people who arrived later went to Jimmy's location.

Mark put on gloves and removed the gunman's weapon. Although they were dead, it was better to put the gun on the ground next to him. Julia stood next to the second gunman, looking at the blood on the ground and said: "Damn, the amount of bleeding is wrong. Ah. Mark, come and take a look."

Mark said without raising his head: "This one is the same. Judging from the bullet holes, Yang should not have used 9mm bullets. Don't think so much and just do our job."

Mark had served in the military and had seen many more injuries than Julia.

When Jimmy saw the scene of the shooting, he couldn't help but regret it. He should have shot Will's head off.

Eleven people were lying on the ground, and from his observation, at least four of them had made no movement, including two children.Jimmy immediately began to check the people on the ground. During the check, NYPD patrol officers also came to the scene. They were all shocked by this tragic situation.

"Hey, officer, let the ambulance come and save people first."

While checking, Jimmy shouted to the police who came from behind. This place was much more serious than the previous two shootings. If the case reached double digits, it would be a big case. He might have to bear part of the blame this time.

Ruiz received a call from SRT, who again missed the shooting and by the time they arrived, the two shooters had been shot dead by Jimmy.

Ruiz was helpless. He arranged for the SRT people to return to the station, and also arranged for people from the forensics department to go to the scene to investigate and deal with it. At the same time, he contacted the Brooklyn-Queens field office to send someone to the scene to maintain order. This place was far away from them. relatively close.

Ruiz called Jimmy and informed him of the arrangements, and now he is waiting for on-site disposal.This is the third mass shooting in more than a week. If two gunmen were not killed at the scene, not only New York City would be attacked this time, but the FBI would never be able to escape, and the possibility of direct intervention by DHS is not even ruled out.

Ruiz is in a good mood now. The FBI agents arrived at the scene 1-2 minutes after the shooting, and they fought and killed the gunman at the scene. This is already a very competent thing, and it can even be said to be an excellent response.

Jimmy arranged for the NYPD to block off the scene to prevent ordinary citizens and reporters from entering the shooting scene, and then returned to the place where Will was killed. "Mark, Julia, you go and cooperate with them in the on-site investigation. Remember to arrange for the forensics department to Check the bullet marks and compare them with the bullet from the first park shooting."

Mark and Julia nodded and went to the shooting scene in the children's park. Jimmy needed them to increase their experience in on-site investigation. They also knew that the task assigned by Jimmy was definitely good for them, and there was no rejection or other opinions at all.

Jimmy looked at the situation around him. Now the police had parked two police cars on both sides and set up a cordon. There was a group of people standing outside the cordon. Some of them came to watch, and some of them had not escaped from previous shootings. Then we returned, and there were still a few people filming with cameras. It seemed that these reporters running outside were really well-informed. It didn't take long before they arrived.

"Hi, Agent Yang, can you introduce the case?"

Jimmy heard someone calling him and turned to look over. A man with a camera was waving to him.He knew his name. It seemed that he had either attended previous public briefings by the FBI or had paid attention to previous news.

Jimmy thought for a while and walked over, "Sorry, I can't release the case situation yet. It is currently under investigation. ... Needless to say, the FBI Manhattan office will hold a press conference. Please pay attention to the announcement from the Public Affairs Office."

After saying that, he turned around and left. Those two sentences just now were enough for them to send them back to the TV station for breaking news. They were able to cope with it. The rest of the press conference would have to wait until he returned to talk to Ruiz and Mrs. Mason. Say it again.

Jimmy thought for a while and called Ruiz. No matter what, he must give top priority to the laboratory comparison of bullet marks. If there are three more shootings in a week, if a complete case press conference is not held, the media will The public, government departments and federal agencies will all come looking for trouble.

While waiting at the scene, Kevin called, "Jimmy, how are you? Are you injured? And how is the shooting at the children's park?"

Jimmy: "Did you get the news over there too? The two gunmen were shot dead on the spot. Now the ambulance has sent all the injured to the hospital. It shouldn't be a big problem. Don't worry about me, everything is normal here."

Kevin: "You killed them all, right? How many casualties were there this time?"

Jimmy: "Four dead and seven injured, but one of them is probably quite serious. He was shot very close to the heart, and the injuries to the others were not too fatal. But there are two children..."

Kevin: "I understand. When are you going to hold a press conference? The previous press conference held by the FBI only gave a little information. This time two people were killed on the spot. Should we be able to hold a full press conference?"

Jimmy: "I'm still at the scene. When I go back, I'll discuss it with the others. If there is no connection between this shooting and the previous one, we can hold a separate press conference. There's no problem. For this case, you can just refer it to the FBI. ”

Kevin: "I see."

After Jimmy hung up the phone, he thought about it and called Nia. She must have known about the case. Calling her made her feel at ease so that she would not worry about it.

People from the forensics department were inspecting the scene, and supporting agents were in place. Jimmy called Mark and Julia back to the Manhattan office.

The two of them had a relatively heavy task this time. They needed to identify all the dead and injured at the scene, and they also needed to confirm the identity of the other gunman.

As for Jimmy, he has the most trouble. He needs to communicate with others about how to hold the press conference when he goes back. The people holding the press conference will be under greater pressure this time.

Ruiz was already waiting for Jimmy in his office. Jimmy arrived at his office and took people upstairs directly. This case was relatively big. The leaders upstairs had been notified and they had all arrived in the conference room of the Public Affairs Office. .

Manhattan Office Manager Dave Hudson and Special Agent in Charge John Thompson, Mrs. Mason and Assistant Isabel from the Office of Public Affairs, OPR Director David Martin, plus Assistant Special Agent in Charge Ruiz and Jimmy, in this conference room The people are really very complete.Dave: "Jimmy, are you responsible for this shooting? Let me first introduce the current situation."

Jimmy: "OK, everyone, this shooting occurred in the children's park next to the Queens Zoo. The current casualties are four dead and seven injured. There is no latest news from the hospital. There are two gunmen, one of whom we have tracked before. Will Scott, another person involved in the other two shootings, has not yet been identified and has been asked to investigate by Mark and Julia.

Judging from the current situation, this shooting is definitely related to the previous shootings in Brooklyn's Felix Park and the Dyker Beach Park Playground shooting.

The first was the shooting in Felix Park. Based on the scene of the shooting in the park, we inferred that the location where the gunman fired was in the parking lot. Based on the park surveillance and surrounding surveillance, we targeted a car with a fake license plate and later found the car. A suspect, Daniel Brown, was discovered.

He and Mark had a brief gunfight. We found several weapons in his home. One of the rifles was confirmed by bullet marks to be the murder weapon in the park shooting. However, the laboratory also discovered a problem, that is, it had two bullets. The bullet marks didn't match up, so we assumed they had a second gunman.

While tracking down Daniel, we got his phone number from his family and based on the location of the phone, we determined that he was in Dyker Beach Park. I took Mark and Julia to chase him, and later we found Daniel at the playground. Brown, as they were shooting at the tourists, we killed Daniel Brown, and we also killed the second shooter in the shooting, Joseph Carter.

Since Joseph and Daniel are both retired military personnel, we were worried that there were others behind them, so we investigated the relationship between them and their relatives and friends through VA and other channels, and finally we found a person who was related to Joseph. , it was Will Scott who was involved in this shooting.

The investigation into Will also came to fruition today. We obtained a mobile phone number of Will, and based on the location, we found that he also appeared in the park. Because of the previous two cases, we suspect that they may continue to launch attacks. So I rushed to his location immediately, and then a shooting happened. According to the directions of passers-by, I found Will and the second gunman who were leaving the scene of the shooting, and then we had a shootout with them.

Because they all used rifles, they did not hold back when handling them and shot them dead on the spot.

The laboratory is now being arranged to urgently conduct bullet mark matching. On the one hand, it is necessary to determine whether there were only two of them shot today. On the other hand, it is also necessary to determine whether the second gunman in the first Felix Park shooting was one of them.

Such is the case. "

OPR Director David Martin spoke first: "Jimmy, were you the one who shot the suspects in these two shootings?"

Jimmy nodded: "Yes, our homicide team was all present at the shooting at the Dyker Beach Park playground. It's just that I was searching inside the playground, and Mark and Julia were outside blocking the exit, so they arrived a little late." .

I was the first to arrive at the scene of the shooting in Queens. With two rifles suppressing the shooting, I couldn't wait for others to come over, otherwise it might cause more serious injuries or even serious injuries to others. "

David Martin: "Did you use your sidearm?"

Jimmy: "Well, Glock and my spare revolver." He unbuttoned his clothes, exposed the holster under his arm and showed David Martin a look. "The spare revolver has been reported to the bureau."

David Martin nodded to Dave, indicating that there was no problem on his side.

Dave looked at John Thompson. John's question was not to Jimmy, but to Ruiz: "Ruiz, why wasn't the shooting handed over to the counterterrorism team?"

Ruiz: "The Felix Park shooting was originally investigated by the NYPD and they handed it over. Three people died. At that time, they were not sure it was a terrorist attack, so the case was handed over to the homicide squad.

The subsequent shootings in Dyker Beach Park and today's shootings in Queens were both related cases, and time was very tight. The previous investigations were all handled by Jimmy, so there was no subsequent transfer. "

John: "What now?"

Ruiz: "I think we need to wait for the results of today's investigation. We need to identify the second shooter and see if they are related to the first park shooting. If all the shooters have been killed, then the case can be closed. If If there are any missing information, then we can refer it to the counter-terrorism team to conduct more investigation on their information.”

John looked at Jimmy: "Jimmy, what do you think?"

Jimmy: "I agree with Ruiz, if there is any follow-up to this case, we can transfer it."

John looked at Dave: "Dave, what do you think?"

Dave nodded, "Mrs. Mason, when can you prepare the speech for the press conference? When can the press conference be held?"

Mrs. Mason: "It is best to get all the evidence as soon as possible. Three consecutive mass shootings have caused panic among many people. We need to hold a press conference on the complete case."

Dave: "OK, that's it. Ruiz, arrange for people to support Jimmy and the others, and investigate all the clues within today. Mrs. Mason, there will be a case briefing conference tomorrow afternoon. You can arrange it."

Mrs. Mason nodded, then looked at Jimmy: "Jimmy, are you going to be the spokesperson for this press conference? You are the person in charge of the case."

Jimmy looked at Mrs. Mason in surprise, then looked at Dave, "Me?"

Dave: "Okay, get ready. The meeting is over. John, Ruiz, come to my office."

Dave settled down directly. Mrs. Mason nodded to Jimmy, stood up and left the conference room. Soon, Jimmy was the only one left here.

When he was in the Public Affairs Office before, Jimmy didn't get a chance to be the spokesperson. He went up to experience it just before he was about to leave. It was considered a transfer away from welfare. Why was it this time?
After sitting in the conference room and thinking for a while, he really couldn't figure out who was behind the arrangement. He had no choice but to give up and take advantage of the fact that there was still one day to think about what to say. This matter was too troublesome.

After leaving the conference room, Jimmy went to say hello to Mrs. Mason. After all, he had been working for her for several months. He couldn't leave the house without coming back. Then he returned to his office.

(End of this chapter)