Crime Investigation Assignment

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The last scene to be searched isn't necessarily a direct crime scene but it could provide our team with some valuable information as to the motive of the two shooters. If consent is not given from parents, I would like to obtain search warrants for both the homes of the shooters. In that search warrant I would hope to obtain all the belongings of both shooters and sift through everything to try and find an explanation for their actions. The most important things I hope to find are personal items such as phones, computers, diaries, lists, or notes that will possibly show motive. Also, it is important to figure out where these two shooters got their firearms. Are they their parents weapons? Are they stolen? My search in the N.I.B.I.N will …show more content…

I will have my second investigative team questioning witnesses while the other is collecting evidence. They will start by locating witnesses directly at the crime scene, trying to funnel out the students who did not see anything for the ones that did. This will be the first category of witness questioning. Miranda does not need to be read. I will have my team start by separating the witnesses while also making sure that their emotional and physical needs are met. I want them to start out with basic questions such as; What did you see? Around what time did it start? Can you identify the people involved? Description? Did you happen to be acquainted with the shooters? Based on the the answers my team receives from these questions, we will go from there. These questions are important because it not only builds a stronger case against the remaining shooter, but it might allow my investigators to pry deeper into these witnesses and identify people that were close with these two. This would be a major help in identifying motive. An important group of witnesses to interview is room 318. This is the room that initially saw the shooters in the …show more content…

When questioned, they explained that someone told them that Mr. Samuels was shot in the boys bathroom and they guy with the gun was down the hallway on the left. I would like to know who told them? I would also like to know if the shooters saw the two girls and weren't interested because they were after specific targets like Mr. Samuels. I will ask the girls if they knew the shooters and if they were students at the school. If they are, I will go through the same questioning I went through with the previous witnesses. What did you see? Around what time did it start? Can you identify the people involved? Description? Did you happen to be acquainted with the shooters? If they know any more information, they will be questioned further, just like the

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