North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 305 The First Shooting Case
Jimmy took the file back to his place and opened it for a look. He suddenly felt that the days to come would not be boring. This case is interesting, and it may take a long time.

Two burned arms and a lower leg were found in the trunk of a car that caught fire a month ago in a seaside lot in Manhasset Bay, Long Island, Nassau County. The police intervened in the investigation, but according to the DNA identification of the remaining bones, the arms and legs did not belong to the same person.

Since the vehicle has been severely burned, the license plate has been removed in advance, and the engine number has been unrecognizable, the Nassau County police have no way to identify the ownership of the vehicle, and there are no other related cases, so the case is temporarily sealed.

A week ago, the NYPD called the police after several decomposed remains were found at a garbage collection center in White Rock, Queens.

Since the garbage removal truck had already left when they discovered it, they didn't know which garbage removal truck dumped the garbage, so NYPD could only conduct a simple search of the local area and put the case on hold.

Then an accident happened. Because the Nassau County Police and NYPD used the same identification center, the DNA of the stumps on both sides actually matched, involving a cross-regional case, so the two cases were merged and the case was handed over to the FBI for handling.

The case involved at least two deceased persons, and the wreckage found so far is only one, with no other parts found for the other person's lower leg.

After seeing the case, Jimmy looked up at Chris: "Is this our next case?"

Chris looked up at Jimmy: "No, just give you an unsolved case to kill your time, think about possible investigation directions."

Jimmy was speechless, this Chris is a bit messed up, "What about our next case?"

Chris: "You are really impatient, well, let me show you first."

Chris picked up a file and handed it to Jimmy: "Two days ago, there was a shooting at a villa by the sea in Greckneck, Nassau County, Long Island. The deceased was former New York federal prosecutor Joey.

The murderer used a 9MM pistol to kill Joey in execution style, and was shot in the forehead. The place of death was the door of Joey's villa. It is speculated that he was shot dead by the murderer directly when he opened the door.

Since Joey was a former federal prosecutor, the Nassau County Police Department referred the case directly to the FBI. "

Jimmy took the file and opened it. At the front were two photos of the deceased Joey. One was a normal photo of Joey sitting in the office, and the other was a photo of him lying on the floor with a bullet in the head.What follows is the preliminary inspection report made by the Nassau County Police, as well as various photos of the scene.

Joey is a former federal prosecutor who retired 5 years ago and has been living in the villa where the case occurred after retirement.

Since the villa was some distance away from the neighboring houses, no one heard the gunshots. It was not discovered until the evening when his wife came home, and then the police were called.

There was no burglary in the villa. The suspect obviously did not rob and kill Joey, but shot and killed Joey with a clear goal.

At present, the detection center has extracted fragments of the warhead and obtained part of the bullet mark information, which can be used to match the guns used in subsequent crimes.

Jimmy: "When are we going to investigate the scene?"

Chris: "Have you finished handling your business? First apply for a car and toolbox, and go through the process."

Jimmy nodded: "I see."

Jimmy immediately cleaned up the table, returned the file to Chris, and left the office to go through the process.

In the afternoon, everything was ready, Chris brought Jimmy to the parking lot, and Jimmy drove his own car, a black Victorian Crown, well, this is the current standard configuration, there is no choice, and Jimmy is not qualified to choose.

Also, this is a plain car, that is, there are no police lights, sirens and radios in the car, and there are no bulletproof doors and bulletproof glass.The only good thing is that the license plate of this car is a camouflaged license plate, which is hung under a shell company operated by the FBI. If someone wants to find out Jimmy's information from the license plate, they will think too much.

Jimmy drove with Chris to Long Island. As I said before, Long Island does not belong to New York. Nassau County is in the northeast of Queens, and the place they are going to is not too far from the junction.

Joey's villa is in a very good location, with a small garden in the front, a backyard in the back, and Manhasset Bay not far away.As a former federal prosecutor, and a federal prosecutor in the 8s and 90s, many things are easy to explain. Under the current environment in the United States, it is not incomprehensible. The price of this villa is definitely not low.

Chris and Jimmy parked in front of the villa, got out of the car and came to the entrance of the villa. Because of the murder, the villa has been sealed off by the police. Joey's widow, Mrs. Taylor, is currently staying elsewhere.

They flashed their FBI IDs, cordoned off and entered the villa.Because the murder happened at the door, the location and shape of the corpse have been drawn at the door, and marks have been made on the surrounding blood spatter.

Jimmy opened the case file and compared the photos inside with the scene to see if there were any omissions. Chris stood at the door, staring at the traces on the ground in a daze.

Jimmy: "There is no problem with the content in the file. I checked it clearly, but I don't know if there are hidden spots of blood splatter that have not been found. A developing reagent may be needed."

Chris: "No need. This kind of shooting is very obvious. There is no doubt that it was a deliberate murder. The murderer should never have entered the house. What do you think?"

Jimmy: "Investigate Joey's social connections, communicate with his widow who Joey sees every day, look around to see if any surveillance cameras have captured any information, investigate the cases Joey handled when he was a prosecutor. That's all I can think of for now many."

Chris nodded: "You handle this case."

Jimmy closed the file and looked at Chris in a daze: "Huh? Why? Is it appropriate to entrust such an important case to me?"

Chris: "Why do you think Hughes arranged for me to take you? Because I'm about to retire. Well, you can handle this case. Just to remind you, adjust the priority of the investigation route you just mentioned."

Jimmy took a deep breath and nodded after exhaling, "I see, I'll contact the police first to cooperate and investigate the surrounding surveillance cameras."

Jimmy opened the file, found the police detective who handled the shooting case, made a phone call, and learned that they had conducted a round of inspections of the neighborhood after the shooting. The surrounding buildings were not facing the external surveillance cameras. One of the surveillance cameras is 200 meters away, which is basically useless for investigation.

The police detectives in the police station are not easy to eat. They also conducted a basic investigation after getting the news, and then handed over the case to the FBI, so Jimmy either went to investigate again by himself, or accepted their preliminary investigation results.

This was the first time Jimmy led a case in Manhattan, and he didn't want to accept the police's judgment in such a muddle.

Jimmy asked Chris to wait here, and then walked to other houses next to him. Compared with the police’s inquiries, Jimmy judged whether there were cameras outside the house or near the door by himself. Big, unless it is deliberately hidden, Jimmy will not miss it.

It took nearly an hour for Jimmy to turn around and then return. He did find two hidden cameras, but because of the angle, the cameras could only see the positions of their respective entrances, not even the road outside.

Back outside Joey's villa, Jimmy stood on the side of the road thinking about the murderer's crime route. According to the results of Joey's shooting after opening the door, the murderer knocked on the front door or rang the doorbell. I did a fingerprint check, and the read fingerprints were very confusing. It seemed that many people had rang the doorbell, so it was impossible to extract them accurately.

So what should the murderer's route be before he rings the doorbell?
Jimmy looked at both sides of the road at the entrance. It is definitely not realistic to walk here. Motorcycles or cars will not leave obvious marks on the paved road. In addition to the two-way traffic on the road, it is not realistic to read vehicle information from the left and right intersections.

In the end, the key to solving the case still lies in Joey's social relations and past cases.

Jimmy found Chris: "Chris, I want to talk to Joey's widow first."

Chris nodded. Mrs. Taylor was temporarily staying with a friend nearby. The two drove over directly. Jimmy walked in front and knocked on the door. An old woman came out and opened the door.

Jimmy flashed his ID and said, "Hi, I'm Jimmy Young, FBI Special Agent, and he's Chris Walker, FBI Special Agent. We're here to find Mrs. Taylor."

"Come in, I'll call her."

Jimmy and Chris came to the living room and sat on the sofa. After a while, an old woman came down from upstairs.

Jimmy: "Hello, Mrs. Taylor, this is Jimmy Young, FBI special agent, here to deal with the case of the murder of Prosecutor Joey, please forgive me."

Mrs. Taylor shook hands with Jimmy, "Thank you, please sit down." Then she sat on the armchair next to her.

Mrs. Taylor: "Did you come to ask anything?"

Jimmy nodded: "Mrs. Taylor, I want to ask, has Joey had any disputes with anyone before? Or is there anything unusual in his life?"

Mrs. Taylor shook her head: "Joy and I were on the Upper West Side of New York before, and moved to Greckneck after retirement. We have lived here for several years, but every winter we will go to Orlando, Florida to live for a few months.

Joey usually doesn't have any special activities, but occasionally goes back to Manhattan to gather with some old friends, and he hasn't had anything unusual recently.I went out to the community club in the morning and came back in the afternoon to find out... Joey was a good guy, I really can't imagine who would shoot an old man so madly. "

Mrs. Taylor choked up as she spoke. Jimmy took a tissue from the coffee table and handed it to Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor took one and wiped her eyes, "Thank you, I really can't think of who he will have a grudge with, who will do such a thing."

Jimmy: "My condolences, Mrs. Taylor. We will take care of this case. Here is my business card. If you think of any clues, please contact me in time."

It can be said that Jimmy got nothing. He followed Chris out of the villa and said as he walked to the car: "Chris, did she lie?"

Chris: "I can't see it at the moment."

Jimmy: "I want to investigate Joey's previous case first. What procedures do I need to go through?"

Chris: "Directly apply to the prosecutor, let's go, I will help you deal with this time first."

Jimmy nodded, and the two got into the car and returned to Manhattan.

The next day, after Jimmy and Chris met, they came directly to the federal prosecutor's office. Chris had contacted him in advance yesterday, and today they came here smoothly. They only waited for a few minutes before seeing the prosecutor Richard Dale Dario.

Chris: "Mr. Daddario, we are here this time hoping to check the case that former federal prosecutor Mr. Joy Taylor had handled and see if we can find any clues."

Richard shook his head: "The case files cannot be shown to you directly. You can tell me your requirements, and I will arrange for someone to compile them for you."

Chris frowned and nodded, he turned to look at Jimmy: "You tell me."

Jimmy: "Mr. Daddario, this is Agent Jimmy Young."

Richard: "Well, I know you, are you going to handle it this time?"

Jimmy shook his head: "Chris is still leading the case, but he wants me to have more experience, I hope you don't mind."

Richard: "Go ahead."

Jimmy: "I hope you will give priority to checking crimes, drugs, guns, and homicides. If possible, it is best to investigate whether there is military service experience."

Richard: "Reason."

Jimmy: "This time it was a shooting case. One shot to the head, clean and tidy. Such a person will definitely not be a novice. For such a shooter, if he is a prisoner who has handled a case before Prosecutor Joey, then he must be in the case." The main personnel, at the same time the psychological quality is also very good.

After shooting Joey and leaving, no one around noticed anything abnormal. I guess gangster shooters, drug dealers, and people with service experience are the most likely, followed by serial murderers, people with somewhat psychological problems. "

Richard nodded without speaking, and Chris said from the side: "Jimmy, you go out and wait for me first."

Jimmy got up and closed his mouth, turned and left the prosecutor's office.Since Chris distracted himself, he probably needed to communicate with Richard alone for something. It seemed that there was something wrong with what he did just now, and he needed Chris to wipe his ass.

Jimmy was dealing with federal prosecutors for the first time, and it was only the second time he met prosecutor Richard, so he had no experience at all.

A few minutes later, Chris came out of the office, "Come on, let's go back to the bureau."

The next day, Chris signed for a package sent by the Federal Prosecutor's Office in the bureau, which contained thick excerpts of documents. It seems that the Federal Prosecutor's Office worked overtime yesterday.

Chris: "Jimmy, take a look at these files first. Note that this is only part of it, not all of it. They are still sorting it out."

(I'm going to the hospital this morning. I'm queuing up at the hospital in the morning and I don't have time to code when I come back. I'll update a chapter first, and I will update it tomorrow.)
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