Los Angeles Detective

Chapter 340 Still alive

Xiao Hei smiled and said, "Leymon, when did you change your profession to be a forensic doctor?"

 The body was dark after being burned and smoked, and there were many scars on the body. Coupled with the tragic crash scene, it was difficult to determine the specific cause of death at first.

 Raymond walked to the body and pointed to the wound on the chest, "The deceased had an irregular wound of two to three centimeters on the chest. If I guessed correctly, his chest suffered greater damage, and the wound on the back would be even greater.

　　It must have been a penetrating injury from a large-caliber bullet. "

 Jackson concluded, “In other words, the driver was shot by a large-caliber bullet, and then the car lost control and rushed into the opposite lane, causing a larger traffic accident.”

 Raymond didn't answer, put on his gloves, walked to the burned car, carefully searched the back row of the cab, and picked up a bullet from the back row of the car.

"It's a 7.62mm rifle bullet. The effective killing range is about 800 meters." Raymond glanced around and pointed at a building to the south. "If I were a gunman, I would choose to use a sniper rifle to shoot there. The commanding heights, It has a good view and is easy to escape from.”

 Raymond is proficient in firearms and spends most of his time at the shooting range. Luke still trusts his analysis.

 Subsequently, Luke began to arrange tasks, “Marcus, take notes from the pedestrians around you and ask about the circumstances of the accident.

 Potter, checked the dash cams of several accident cars to find the video of the crash.

Jackson, contacted the hospital to inquire about the conditions of several injured people.

 Raymond, Jenny, you are responsible for searching for traces of the gunman. "

 Luke searched the car and found the driver's license of the suspected deceased.

Name, Bart Ramos

Sex: Male

 Height, 183cm

  Weight, 160 pounds

Hair color, yellow

 Date of birth, March 16, 1982

 License plate number, 3lKb548

Luke compared the physical features of the deceased. There were burns on the body of the deceased, but the burns were not serious. The face was blackened, but the appearance was not affected.

 The facial features, height, hair color, and body shape all match, and the identity of the deceased can basically be determined.

 Forensic medicine and investigation teams also rushed to the scene.

Three badly crashed cars were all on fire, and the scene was in a mess. The **** bullet was also found by Raymond. It was difficult for the survey team to find valuable clues for a while.

The forensic doctor found something. Just as Raymond guessed, the deceased was indeed hit by a bullet in the chest, causing damage to internal organs and death from excessive blood loss.

Luke gathers his team members to compile clues.

The description of the passers-by was the same as that of the previous patrol. They only saw the offending vehicle losing control and rushing into the other lane and colliding with other vehicles.

 But no one saw any shots being fired, and no one heard them.

In addition, the vehicle involved in the accident did not have a driving recorder. The driving recorders of other vehicles captured the scene of the collision. One of the vehicles recorded that the windshield was already broken when the vehicle involved in the accident rushed into the opposite lane. This is consistent with the fact that the driver was shot first and then The theory of a crash is consistent.

After summarizing all the clues, Luke was more inclined to Raymond's speculation. Since no one around him heard the gunfire, it meant that the gunman was far away, and there were cars in front of and around the vehicle causing the accident. It was impossible for the gunman to shoot in parallel. , you can only shoot from a high place.

Luke glanced around. The building Raymond mentioned before was indeed the most suitable shooting location.

Marcus and Jackson stayed at the scene of the crime. Luke took Porter and the patrolman to the south side building to meet Raymond to find the shooting location of the gunman.

If the gunman shot from a long distance, it means that the gunman should not have been to the scene. Except for the bullet, it is difficult to find clues related to the gunman at the accident scene.

 The shooting location where the gunman was located will have more traces of the gunman, and that is the real ‘murder scene’.

 Patu Apartment.

 This is a seven-story apartment building.

 Luke took the elevator up to the sixth floor to meet Raymond and others.

 “Raymond, have you found anything?”

“Captain, come here.” Raymond led Luke to the corridor window and pointed to the north road, “You can just see the scene of the car collision from here.

 The view below the fifth floor will be blocked, so the gunman should shoot from the sixth or seventh floor.

I took people to check the windows of the corridors on the sixth and seventh floors, and found no traces of gunfire.

From my experience, the vehicle involved in the accident was traveling at a high speed, making shooting very difficult, and the requirements for the shooting environment and shooters were very high.

This gunman is likely to be a professional killer. He is unlikely to choose the corridor as a shooting location and should be looking for a safer and quieter environment. "

  Luke guessed, “Do you suspect that the shooter shot in the apartment room?”

“Yes, Jenny has led the patrol officers to conduct routine searches in the apartment building. She is responsible for the seventh floor and I am responsible for the sixth floor.”

"Very good." Luke thought for a while and said, "Potter, take someone to the property of the apartment building and check the surveillance video of the apartment building to see if there is any suspicious person who may be the shooter.

 I'll go to the seventh floor to have a look. "

  “Yes, sir.”

 …

 Seventh floor of Patu Apartment.

In addition to Jenny, there are three patrol policemen. Among them, one patrol policeman investigates with Jenny, and the other two patrol policemen are responsible for guarding.

 “Dong dong.”

 Jenny knocked on the door of Apartment 703.

 A woman's voice sounded from inside the door, "Who are you?"

Jenny showed her police badge, "I'm a Los Angeles police officer."

 The apartment door opened, and a black woman in her sixties asked, "What's the matter?"

“Ma’am, we are investigating a shooting? The shooter is probably lurking in the apartment and wants to confirm the safety of the apartment residents.”

"Thank you, I am fine."

“Madam, around nine o’clock in the morning, did you hear any unusual noises?”

"I am also not certain…"

“Just say what you hear and we’ll make our own judgment.”

“I thought I heard the sound of quarreling and throwing things.”

“Are you sure it was the sound of something being thrown and not the sound of gunshots?”

“It shouldn’t be a gunshot, it’s not that loud.”

“The gunman was probably equipped with a silencer.”

 “Then I’m not sure, I don’t know much about firearms.”

Jenny wanted to confirm if it was a gunshot and asked, "Do you know where the sound came from?"

 The woman hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the apartment door of 707, "It seems like that apartment, I'm not sure."

 “Do you know that family?”

“Uh...I just moved here, so I’m not very familiar with it. I only know that there is a man and a woman living there, both of whom are white.”

 “Thank you, we will confirm it ourselves.”

"I don't want to cause trouble, don't say it was me who said it." After the woman finished speaking, she closed the door.

Jenny wrote down something in her notebook and was about to investigate the situation of 707 when she saw the elevator door opened and Luke walked out, "Captain, you're here."

 “Have you found anything?”

“Residents reported that there were sounds of quarreling and throwing things in 707. I am preparing to confirm the situation.”

"You continue." Luke stood aside and warned. It was easier for a female policeman to call the door.

 “Dong dong.” Jenny walked to the door of 707 and knocked on the door.

 There was no response from the door.

 “Dong dong.” Jenny continued to knock on the door.

“Whoever is outside, please stop knocking on the **** door.” A man shouted in the room.

Jenny yelled, “Los Angeles Police, open the door!”

 After a moment, the door opened a crack.

A white woman stood in the crack of the door, only half of her face showing, "What's the matter?"

Jenny showed her police badge and said, "Madam, please open the door and stand outside."

The woman was stunned for a moment, then slowly opened the door and walked outside. The sleeves of her coat were torn and there was a slap mark on her face.

 Jenny frowned, “Madam, you were attacked?”

"No."

 “What’s wrong with your face?”

 “Accidentally dropped.”

 “Then why are your clothes ruined?”

 “When I fell, my clothes hung on the cabinet and were torn.”

"What a coincidence?" Jenny has been a police officer for many years, and based on her judgment, this woman is most likely lying.

 “Ma’am, is there anyone else in the house?”

 “Yes, and my husband.”

 “Can you call him out?”

“Well...he doesn’t like contact with strangers, and his temper is not very good. If you have any questions, just tell me.”

Jenny took a deep breath. She probably guessed what happened. She glanced at Luke next to her, suppressed the anger in her heart, and changed the topic, "Ma'am, we are investigating a shooting incident. The gunman is probably here." In the apartment, we need to ensure the safety of every resident.”

 “Well, we’re fine, no gunman attacks.”

“Did you hear gunshots around nine o’clock in the morning?”

"No."

 “Do you have a gun at home?”

"No."

 “Can we go in and have a look?”

“No need, we don’t have a gunman in our house, you should go and look elsewhere.

 My husband doesn’t like strangers coming to my house. "The woman looked a little flustered.

 “Madam, have you ever experienced violence?”

"No, you can leave." After the white woman finished speaking, she closed the door directly.

Jenny sighed, walked aside and said to Luke, "Captain, I think this woman is not in the right state. She may have suffered domestic violence."

 Luke was also standing aside just now and observing the white woman. She did look a little panicked, and she must be hiding something.

Just when he was about to say something, the intercom rang, "Captain, I discovered the situation on the sixth floor."

“Copy that,” Luke said, and then ordered, “Leave two police officers on this floor to keep an eye on them, while the others follow me downstairs.”

 Jenny glanced at the door of 707. Although she was still a little worried, she also knew that investigating the gunman was more important, so she also went downstairs.

 …

 “Raymon, what’s going on?”

“Captain, I vaguely heard a cell phone ringing while inquiring about the residents on the sixth floor. The soundproofing of the apartment is not very good. It should be the cell phone of a certain resident, but no one answered the phone. I felt something was wrong.

 Later, I listened carefully and found out that it should be one of the two households, 609 or 611.

 I knocked on the 611 door, but no one responded or opened the door.

After that, he knocked on the door of 609. The head of the household was a black man in his thirties. According to him, he did hear an unusual noise around nine o'clock today, which sounded a bit like gunfire and a bit like smashing things. He didn't hear anything. Sure.

He also said that the original residents of 611 moved out and there should be no one living there now, but this morning he heard the sound of opening and closing the door, as well as voices and a woman’s scream. Raymond asked, "Captain, would you like to contact the owner of the apartment?" "

  “The connection is certain.

  But if there are gunshots, women's screams, and unanswered cell phone ringtones in the 611 apartment room, it means that danger may have occurred in the room.

 In a crisis situation, it is necessary for us to take urgent action and prepare a door breaker. "

 As a captain, you must stand up at critical moments and dare to make decisions.

  “Yes, sir.”

 …

　　With a sound of "Bang!", the apartment door was knocked open.

 Raymond led the team into the apartment, and several police officers were on guard with guns in both hands.

 “An injured person was found in the living room.”

 “Bedroom safety.”

 “Toilet safety.”

  Luke put away his pistol, walked to the injured man, and checked his body. There was no heartbeat or breathing.

"died."

  He knelt down and took a closer look. The man was wearing a black suit, with a look of horror on his face. His chest was stained with blood, and there were two wounds from gunshots.

 Raymond picked up a bullet casing from the ground, "This time it was a small-caliber bullet pistol that killed people."

Luke glanced around and asked, "What do you think?"

 Raymond walked to the apartment window and looked outside, "The window was opened, and you could just see the scene of the car accident from here.

There is a table next to the window, but judging from the table's matching and location, it shouldn't be here originally.

 The reason why it was moved here is probably because the murderer used it as a fulcrum for the sniper rifle. "

 Raymond knelt down and picked up another bullet casing, “There is also a 7.62 mm bullet casing here, which matches the bullet found on the driver who was shot.

This should be the shooting location of the gunman. "

 Raymond stood up and looked at the deceased in the apartment. "Judging from the position of the deceased, the deceased should have come in through the door and happened to see the gunman. Then, he was killed and silenced by the gunman."

Jenny asked, "Is it possible that they were accomplices, and that the deceased in the apartment was silenced by the gunman after he was used."

 Raymond said, "It's unlikely. Even if a professional killer wants to silence him, he will choose a remote place. There is no need to kill here. I don't think they are in the same group."

 Luke observed the environment at the scene and always felt that something was missing.

 He checked around the room, walked to the door of the apartment, and carefully observed the corridor and still found nothing unusual.

Luke walked around the corridor and stopped at the elevator door. He pressed the elevator button. After a while, the elevator door opened.

too long.

Immediately, Luke walked to the stairs and found a red high-heeled shoe on the inside of the stairs. He walked down the steps and soon found another high-heeled shoe.

 Jenny chased after her, "Captain, what did you find?"

  Luke held up a pair of high heels, "According to neighbors, a woman's scream was suspected to be heard, but only a man's body was found at the scene.

 It means that the woman may have escaped and waited too long for the elevator, and she would most likely be killed by the gunman, but there was no blood in the corridor.

 She should be running up the stairs.

 This pair of high heels should have been left behind when she escaped. "

Jenny took out her pistol and said, "I'll take people down the stairs to search."

 “Be safe,” Luke warned.

 At the same time, he hoped that Jenny found nothing, which meant that the witness was still alive.

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 (End of this chapter)