Los Angeles Detective

Xiao Hei took Antoine Powell away. Under such a sensitive situation, Luke didn't want to have too much contact with black boys.

Luke personally led a team to search the supermarket carefully, and found no suspicious persons.

The technical team and the forensic team also rushed to the scene, but the crime scene was too large and there were too many victims, so the on-site investigation could not be completed in a short time.

Luke called Reid and asked him to send more people. The sooner the on-site investigation is completed, the more helpful it will be for the detection of the case.

Luke's subordinates have been sent out to investigate separately, but they haven't found the exact information about the shooter yet, and every minute added increases the possibility of the murderer escaping.

Luke calmed down and replaced himself as a shooter. If he was a shooter, what would he do after killing so many people?

Why did the gunman carry out the massacre?

Just because he's extremely racist and out of misogyny of black people made this killing?

At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, Luke saw three people walking not far away, Xiao Hei and Powell mother and son.

Xiao Hei said, "Captain, Mrs. Powell said that she would like to thank you personally."

Mrs. Powell stepped forward with a grateful expression on her face, "Captain Li, I have heard what Antoine said, thank you for finding him.

If you hadn't found him hiding in the ventilation duct, this silly boy might still be in there. "

"That's what I'm supposed to do." Luke looked down at the black boy. "Hey buddy, can you talk to me?"

The black boy looked at his mother, saw his mother's encouraging expression, and said, "Yes."

"The shooter has been away for so long, why haven't you come out of the ventilation duct?"

The black boy looked around and whispered, "I'm scared."

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid the shooter is going to shoot me."

"But he's gone, the police have taken control of the supermarket, what are you afraid of?"

The black boy looked even more nervous, "I saw the shooter...he didn't leave the supermarket, no, I don't know if he left the supermarket...

I do not know how to put it. "

"Don't be nervous, just tell what you see and hear, and we will judge for ourselves."

The black boy looked at his mother, and after seeing his mother nodding, he said slowly, "I saw that gunman, he was killing people everywhere in the supermarket, and I was so scared that I hid in the ventilation duct.

I felt that he might have taken off his equipment. I didn't know what he was going to do, and I didn't know if he would kill again, and the police never caught him, so I didn't dare to come out. "

Luke pressed, "Did you see the killer take off his equipment?"

"I didn't see it with my own eyes." The black boy organized his words and said, "I was hiding in the ventilation duct, because there would be noise when climbing, so I hid not far from the ventilation duct opening, from where I could see the outside situation, but the ventilation duct is relatively dark, and the situation inside cannot be seen from the outside.

I saw the shooter kill and I was terrified.

He killed everyone he could see, and there was no movement outside.

After a while, I saw a white man coming out in a hurry. At first I thought he was a customer from the supermarket, but he was different from those who fled.

And the gunman didn't chase him, and I didn't feel something was right until the man left.

According to my speculation, the gunman should be near the locker, and the white man dared to walk out there. There is no reason for the gunman not to kill him, but the gunman didn't shoot.

So I guess, that person is probably the shooter.

With his gear off, you can't catch him at all.

He may be hiding somewhere, but the police haven't caught him, so I dare not come out, for fear that he will suddenly kill someone again. "

"Then why didn't you say it just now?"

"You're all pointing guns at me, I'm terrified."

Luke stared at each other, the boy's expression was still a little panicked and nervous, which also increased the difficulty of micro-expression analysis.

"Did you see any other scenes?"

"Gunshots, people running away, blood... that's all I noticed." Antoine Powell shuddered.

Sasha Powell put his arms around his son's shoulders, "Captain Li, Antoine is terrified. He has been timid since he was a child."

Luke nodded. "Can you describe the appearance of the shooter?"

"He's a white guy with a hat on, it's a gray baseball cap.

I only glanced at him, I dare not stare at him all the time. "

Antoine Powell's description was too simple, and Luke could only ask himself, "How tall is the shooter?"

"He may be about 1.8 meters tall. He may be taller, I'm not sure."

"What clothes is he wearing?"

"It looks like a beige sweater and blue pants."

"Where are the shoes?"

"I did not notice."

"What color is his hair?"

"The baseball cap is in the way, I don't see it."

"What about his appearance?"

Antoine Powell shook his head.

"Do you have any tattoos?"

"have no idea."

"Where did he go?"

"The view from the ventilation ducts is very narrow, I'm... not sure."

"Is he still armed?"

"I don't know." Antoine Powell shook his head and sighed, "That's all I know, really."

Luke stretched out his right hand, "Antoine, thank you for the clues, you are a brave young man."

Antoine Powell breathed a sigh of relief, and shook hands with Luke, "Are these clues useful?"

"certainly."

"Will you catch the shooter?"

"certainly."

After sending Antoine Powell and his mother away, Luke sent information about the suspected gunman to the group.

As the person in charge of the shooting, Luke has been staring at the scene of the supermarket.

Reid sent two more forensic teams and a large number of on-site investigators.

It was not until two o'clock in the afternoon that the three forensic doctors completed the preliminary autopsy.

Luke communicated with every forensic doctor, but this time the forensic doctor did not provide too many new clues. It was not that the forensic doctor's technology was not good, but that the murderer broadcast the whole process of committing the crime live, leaving no suspense in itself.

All of the dead were black, everyone was shot 3 or 4 times, most of them were shot in the back, and there was no question of the time of death.

Luke communicated with the technical team again, and found a large number of bullet casings at the scene, most of them were rifle bullet casings, and there were only a dozen bullets for pistols. They also found ID cards on the deceased.

The technical team also did not find many valuable clues.

On the contrary, it was Mary who saw the equipment that the suspected shooter took off, and immediately sent the equipment back to the police station for identification.

Luke also hopes that they can gain something. If the identity of the shooter can be determined, they don't have to work around.

The on-site investigation entered the final stage, and Luke also returned to the police station to convene a meeting.

Luke said, "Six hours have passed since we took over the case, let's talk about the progress of the investigation."

Jackson looked serious, "I have already found out the identities of all the victims, there were thirteen victims in this shooting incident, the death toll has exceeded ten, and three injured are still being treated in the hospital.

Ten of the dead were all black, and the three wounded were one white, one black, and one Asian. Jackson sighed, "Although I don't want to admit it, this case does look like a massacre against black people." "

Jenny said, "Ramon and I were in charge of finding witnesses. Some people witnessed the murderer from getting out of the car to shooting. One of the witnesses was standing near the supermarket. He was a white man. The gunman did not attack him at that time. shot, but preferentially shot the black man next to him.

We interviewed all the witnesses, and their descriptions were roughly the same. The gunman was fully armed, his face was invisible, and his race could not even be identified. He was about 1.8 meters tall. The gunman fired decisively without the slightest hesitation.

Those witnesses also did not see the gunman leave the supermarket.

At the same time, according to eyewitnesses, the black Honda at the entrance of the supermarket was indeed the vehicle driven by the gunman. "

Luke took the initiative to ask, "Potter, what clues did the suspect vehicle find?"

Potter shook his head slightly, "It's a license plate car, the engine number, chassis number and other marks that can identify the car have been worn out, and the method is very professional, it is likely to be the work of the car theft team. "

Luke looked at Xiao Hei, "Marcus, you are responsible for investigating the source of that car."

"No problem." Xiao Hei replied with a smile. Seeing that everyone had reported the progress of the investigation, he also said, "I found Antoine Powell together with the captain. That's right, it was the one hidden in the ventilation duct." Little clever.

He saw the appearance of the gunman, a young white man, about 1.8 meters tall, which was the same as the witness's description.

In addition, the white man was wearing a baseball cap, a beige sweater and blue pants; as long as everyone who left the supermarket was checked, the identity of the shooter could be determined. "

After Xiao Hei finished speaking, he looked like he was about to praise me.

Everyone said it, and the deputy team also cleared their throats, "I am responsible for investigating all the people who left the supermarket after the shooting, because the murderer destroyed the supermarket's camera, so this investigation is difficult;

By checking the surveillance around the supermarket, I found some witnesses who seemed to have been to the supermarket or near the supermarket. What I have to do now is to ask them to come to the police station to take notes.

But because only these people are monitoring video screenshots, and their identities have not been found out, it is difficult to investigate. I asked Matthew to assist me, but this kid refused. "

Matthew spread his hands, "Deputy team, this has nothing to do with me. It's not that I refuse or don't want to help you. It's just that there are more important things to do."

"OK, then tell me and listen."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Matthew also looked back at everyone, and said loudly, "I found out the identity of the shooter."

The deputy team couldn't believe it, "Boy, you haven't even left the office, so don't talk big."

Xiao Hei was also a little unconvinced, we broke our legs running outside, it's not as good as you moving your hands, "Man, how did you find it?"

Matthew smiled, "Thank you, remember that live video account you mentioned? I found out the real identity of the account owner." Matthew stood up and handed a copy of the printed information to Luke .

"Nice job!" Luke gave a thumbs up.

Xiao Hei also came over to take a look, after all, he had a part to contribute to this.

Matthew looked at the deputy team aside, "It's not that I don't want to help, but I've been doing this all the time."

The deputy team asked back, "Then have you finished?"

"Yes, I'm done."

"Then let me verify the identity of all the people who have been to the supermarket."

"I have already found out the identity of the shooter, why use more complicated methods to investigate?"

The deputy team stretched out three fingers, "First point, what you found is only the owner of the live account, he may not necessarily be the shooter.

The second point is that even if the owner of the live account is the shooter, there is no way to convict him without enough evidence, and those who have been to the supermarket are likely to be witnesses.

Thirdly, no one can guarantee that the shooter committed the crime alone. He probably has accomplices, and those accomplices may have been in the supermarket at the time. To sum up, my task is the most important. "

Matthew "..."

Having said so much, you just want to summarize the last sentence?

This damned desire to win.

I've never seen an old man like you.

The deputy team looked at Luke on the side, "Captain, what do you think?"

Matthew also looked at Luke.

Luke didn't want to directly join the dispute between the two, "Deputy team, you stay in the office, and the others will act with me."

"Yes, sir."

After Luke led everyone away, the deputy team pointed to Matthew, "I am the oldest in this office now, boy, you know what to do."

...

It's not that Luke doesn't want to help Matthew, but he also agrees with the deputy team that it is still necessary to check the identities of all the people who leave the supermarket.

Apart from other things, the information of the account owner given by Matthew does not match the appearance of the shooter described by Antoine Powell.

After Luke got in the car, he took a photo of this information and sent it to the chat group.

name, darcy jordan

race, african

Sex: Male

age, 17

Address, No. 308, Saldin Community

Social Security Number, 623-57-7323

Attending school, Luther King No. 3 Middle School

Xiao Hei in the back row of the car frowned slightly after seeing this information, "This is different from our investigation, the shooter should be white, but the account holder is black.

Matthew, this kid can't make a mistake, can he? "

Luke said, "Matthew shouldn't have made a technical error.

I think there should be three possibilities. The first possibility is that this account does not belong to the shooter himself, but to an accomplice of the shooter.

The second possibility is that this account has nothing to do with the shooter, just like the black Honda car, it is just a tool for the shooter.

The third possibility is that the owner of this account is indeed the shooter, and Antoine Powell's description is wrong. "

Xiao Hei's face changed slightly, and he guessed, "You think Antoine Powell is deceiving us, or deliberately fabricating a white shooter, deliberately misleading our investigation direction."

Jackson said, "Would he have the guts to deceive the police as a kid? I don't think it's possible."

Little gangster, "Rookie, don't underestimate black children. They don't know what fear is, and they don't even care about God."

Luke thought for a while, "Your guess is also possible, but I don't see him lying."

What Luke said confuses Xiao Hei, "Then what do you mean?"

Luke explained, "Actually, Antoine Powell didn't really see many things with his own eyes.

First of all, he did not see the gunman take off his clothes and equipment. The reason why he believed that the white man was the gunman was because the man was not far from the gunman and he was not shot by the gunman.

There is a certain basis for this guess, and I agree with it in theory. The possibility is relatively high, but it is not absolute.

After careful analysis, there are three other possibilities for why the shooter did not shoot.

The first possibility is that the gunman had already left and did not see the white man, and the white man dared to run out of his hiding place only after he saw the gunman leave.

The second possibility is that the white man was an accomplice of the gunman, so the gunman didn't kill him.

The third possibility is that the shooter didn't know the white man, and he had nothing to do with the white man, but he just didn't want to kill him. "

Hearing this, a wave of anger rose in Xiao Hei's heart, yes, how could he forget this point, this gunman did not kill indiscriminately at all, but massacred black people.

Seeing Xiao Hei's expression in the rearview mirror, Luke knew that he was unhappy, so he deliberately changed the subject, and comforted him, "Even if the white man is not the shooter, he has seen the shooter, and he may even be the shooter's accomplice. The detection of him is very important, and we still have to find him."

Half an hour later, the car drove into the Sardin neighborhood, a typical black neighborhood not far from the supermarket where the shooting took place.

While driving, Jackson looked at the house numbers on the side of the road, No. 305, No. 306...

"Guys, we're here." Jackson let off the gas pedal.

Xiao Hei lay on the seat in front of him, looked forward through the gap in the middle, and slapped Jackson on the shoulder, "Hey hey, don't stop, put on the gas, drive straight through!"

Jackson was puzzled, but complied, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Hei explained, "Did you see those two black boys on bicycles? They are sentry, as long as you park your car on the side of the road, you will be exposed immediately."

Luke also noticed the two black kids, who didn't look very old. "You think they're gang members?"

Jackson glanced at the two boys on the bicycle from the corner of his eye, "No way, I don't think they are very old, probably less than ten years old."

Xiao Hei snorted, "The children in the black slums can join the gang as long as they can hold a gun, and they don't have to go to college. There is no age limit.

If he can live to adulthood, he has become the backbone of the gang. "

Seeing Jackson's still suspicious expression, Xiao Hei added, "Believe it or not, these two boys must be carrying guns."

Luke, too, looks through the rearview mirror and notices that the two black kids are staring at their car until it's far out.

"It seems that I found the right place this time, but I have to find a way to remove these two nails first."

Luke looked at Xiao Hei in the rearview mirror, "Marcus, you are in charge of this arrest mission."

Xiao Hei's eyes widened, and he seemed a little flattered, "Luke, are you serious?"

"It looks like you don't like it very much, how about changing to Jackson?"

Jackson smiled, "Captain, I am willing to help."

"No no no, I can do it. This rookie doesn't understand the situation in the black community at all. If he is asked to direct, he will definitely mess things up." Xiao Hei hurriedly stopped, joking, if Jackson climbed on his head, Do you still want this black face?

Luke turned to look at him, "Marcus, can I trust you?"

"Of course." Xiao Hei puffed up his chest, and regained his previous self-confidence, full of energy.

He also has a wife and children now, how can he get promoted and raise his salary if he doesn't work hard?

This is the black community he is most familiar with. With such a good opportunity, if he doesn't perform well, wouldn't it be a disappointment to Luke's intentions.

Taking a step back, even if his arrest plan was not strict, wouldn't Luke still have the bottom line?

He is not very smart, and he can see that Luke is giving himself a chance and intends to cultivate himself.

Never betray his trust!

Thanks for the reward on the 18th of the book friend Longtao!

Cervical spondylosis committed, very uncomfortable.

You can only use phonetic codewords. There are too many typos, and you need to re-enter them with a computer.

slower.