"The ballistic analysis of the other two guns is still being compared in the database, which will take some time."
Luke continued, "School bully, that nickname is very descriptive and easy to remember, I hate school bullies.
Although school bullies are detestable, their crimes aren't worthy of death. Why would Fannie, as an FBI agent, want to kill him?"
Mary corrected, "That, I don't know. It's something you need to investigate."
Luke said, "This leads to a question about the order in which the shootings occurred, both FBI Fannie and school bully Chad Clays are dead.
If the school bully died first, then it's likely Fannie killed him.
If Fannie died first, then someone used Fannie's gun to kill him.
If there was a witness, perhaps this mystery could be resolved."
Captain Clint responded, "Based on a large number of statements, we've also tried to analyze the order in which the victims were shot.
On May 10, the power outage occurred at 3:10 PM.
Around 3:20 PM, the first gunshot was fired, and the victim Barbara was shot and fell, the only survivor among the four victims in the academic building, and also the school bully's girlfriend.
The second victim, Josie Alisa, was shot in the bathroom.
There are lots of testimonies to corroborate these two cases, and their accuracy is very high.
However, it's difficult to determine the sequence of the remaining shootings.
The students panicked, either running away or hiding, and no one dared approach the gunman.
They could hear gunshots, but in such chaotic and urgent circumstances, it was difficult to pinpoint the exact locations of the sounds.
I think the order of death needs further investigation."
Luke thought for a moment and said, "From the current situation, I fear only two people know, the first is Bowen, the second is the school bully's girlfriend.
How is she doing now?"
Jenny answered, "She's still in the ICU, in critical condition."
Luke said, "So there's still a chance to save her, I suggest we assign more personnel for protection."
"I've already dispatched four officers to guard her, so there's no need to worry about safety," Reid replied, then asked, "Have you checked the school's power outage issue?"
Clint answered, "I sent people to investigate, the school's power wasn't accidentally cut off but was deliberately sabotaged.
We are currently searching for the suspect who sabotaged the power."
Reid nodded, summarizing, "The FBI's gun, for now, leave to the FBI to investigate, we should look into other leads first."
Susan frowned, "From the current situation, Fannie's death and her gun may be closely related to the other three shootings in the academic building.
If we don't investigate this lead, it might affect the investigation of the other three shootings in the academic building."
Reid thought for a moment and said, "Then you investigate the three shootings in the music building first.
Moreover, the FBI will also share intelligence with us, so it won't affect the overall case investigation."
Susan said, "I doubt that."
Reid sighed, "We have our strengths, and so does the FBI; only by working together can we solve the case as quickly as possible.
First squad, investigate the three shootings in the music building.
Second squad, investigate the two shootings in the science building.
That's the decision, meeting adjourned."
Leaving the meeting room, Luke muttered, "Why is Chief Reid siding with the FBI? We already found that Bowen had a suspicion yesterday, and now stopping the investigation would just hand over the credit to the FBI?"
Luke laughed, "Reid didn't become chief by handing over credit, the FBI won't have it so easy."
"Why?" Luke was puzzled.
"Remember when I suggested earlier to protect the school bully's injured girlfriend? What did Chief Reid say?"
"He said he had already sent four officers to guard her..." Luke realized, the school bully's girlfriend Barbara is a crucial eyewitness, and as soon as she wakes up, we could get valuable clues first hand,
"Wow, what a cunning old fox."
Luke laughed, "Do you want to invite me to lunch?"
"Why? Haven't you woken up yet?" Luke made a teasing face.
"If you don't treat, I'll tell Chief Reid what you just said."
Back in the first squad's office.
Susan issued the on-site inspection report for the music building.
She began, "One dead, two injured in the music building. We found two different types of bullet traces that matched those of the other two guns, indicating there might have been two gunmen on site.
One of the victims, Lev Kaufte, was shot twice, fatally wounded in the chest, a football player.
One named Holip Harding, shot in the arm, a football team member.
One named Herman Vied, shot in the shoulder, a 12th grader, student council member.
These two are currently under observation in the hospital.
Luke, Marcus, you go to the hospital to take their statements.
Deputy squad, David, you re-examine the site to see if there are any new findings.
Raymond, Jenny, you go to the hospital to protect the severely injured female victim."
Luke drove, saying, "Actually, I wanted to protect that female victim?"
"Why?" Marcus sat in the passenger seat, shifting to a more comfortable position.
"Why ask? Protecting a victim is very simple; you basically don't have to do much, we can even rotate shifts and rest.
Moreover, once the female victim wakes up, she could tell us valuable information. Is there any task better than this?
Next time you should strive for this kind of task. I always feel the captain favors Raymond and Jenny more, giving them the easy tasks and us the difficult ones."
Luke smiled, amused that Marcus harbored such thoughts, "OK, I'll strive next time."