Chapter 387 Trace
Ma Harvey Street.
The deputy team led people to the scene of the crime.
After getting out of the car, he observed the situation around the scene, but he didn't see the expected cordon, so he removed it?
No, it looks more like it was artificially destroyed.
Who is so bold?
The deputy team felt angry.
The location marked with a white pen and the location of the victim were also artificially destroyed. The deputy team's face became gloomy. The old man himself is not a good tempered person. When he came, he asked the relevant personnel of the patrol police branch, because this street is relatively remote. It can be bypassed, and the scene is required to be kept for 18 hours.
The staff of the Robbery and Murder Department can further understand the case based on the location marked on the scene, but the scene has been artificially damaged in less than 12 hours. The deputy team is very angry, and the consequences are very serious.
The deputy team ordered the team members to search the surrounding surveillance, visit and investigate, looking for witnesses or people who destroyed the scene last night.
The deputy team took out a box of chewing gum from his pocket, threw two into his mouth, and observed the scene while chewing the gum.
The location of the two vehicles and the location of the deceased were marked with white pens at the scene. The deputy team has rich experience, and the fact that the deceased was shot from behind can deduce the location of the murderer.
The deputy team searched in the direction of the murderer. It was not far from the victim, only about ten meters away. The murderer fired four shots and was shot twice, which showed that his marksmanship was not very good.
No surveillance cameras were found around the scene, and no suspicious objects were found on the ground. Even if there was one, it was estimated that they were taken away by the patrol department last night. The deputy team did not give up, and continued to search forward and entered a small alley.
He walked along the alley for dozens of meters, and found a few scattered cigarette butts by the wall. This is not far from the crime scene, and police cars and suspect vehicles can also be seen. The deputy team took out a transparent plastic bag to put the cigarette butts in go in.
The deputy team carried the bag and walked to the entrance of the alley, and Xiao Hei came over, "Deputy team, we caught the guy who broke the cordon." While speaking, Xiao Hei pointed to a Mexican man not far away, "That's the guy , he is the owner of the roadside restaurant."
"How did you catch him?"
Xiao Hei pouted, "When we visited, there was an eyewitness who saw it. He was the owner of the hardware store next door."
"What a good neighbor." The deputy team said and handed the plastic bag in his hand to Xiao Hei, "I found this in the alley next to it, and I will hand it over to the technical team."
"Okay, deputy team."
The deputy team walked up to the captured Mexican restaurant owner and asked, "What's your name?"
The Mexican boss has a big belly, the right side of the mustache rises slightly, and he speaks with a heavy accent, "Rayleigh Santos."
Seeing his appearance, the deputy team felt even more upset, and directly gave him a big hat, "Did you kill that patrolman?"
"No, my restaurant was closed and I wasn't here at all."
"Then where are you?"
"I am at home."
"Can anyone prove it?"
“My father, wife, and daughter can all attest that it is impossible for me to kill the police.”
"Then what is the relationship between you and the murderer?"
Rayleigh Santos dissatisfied, "I have nothing to do with the murderer? I don't know the murderer either.
Why do you ask that? Is this slander?"
The deputy team asked, "If you have nothing to do with the case, why did you destroy the scene?
You are hindering the police investigation and indirectly helping the murderer.
So, I have reason to suspect that you are related to the case, and may even be an accomplice of the murderer. "
Rayleigh Santos was in a hurry, "You can't wrong me like this!
I am innocent and have nothing to do with the killing of the policeman, nor did I intend to spoil the scene, it was an accident. "
"But it's true that you broke the cordon? Why did you do that? If you can't give a reasonable explanation, I can only arrest you according to law."
Rayleigh Santos pointed at his restaurant and said with some annoyance, "I am in business, and this cordon just stops in front of my restaurant, which not only affects my purchase, but also affects my business.
I thought your police had already investigated, so you removed the cordon.
It will be noon soon, and if customers see a cordon in front of the restaurant, no one will patronize my restaurant, and I have no choice but to do so. "
The deputy team snorted, "Is this your reason?"
"Yes."
The deputy team nodded, "Put him into the police car and bring him back to the bureau."
Rayleigh Santos shouted, "What I said is true. I have nothing to do with the case of the patrolman being killed. I only took it off because the cordon affected business.
Don't take me back to the police station, please. "
This reason made the deputy team even more angry, deliberately destroying the cordon just to increase passenger flow? Can't wait for noon?
The deputy captain waved his hand, determined to teach him a lesson and improve his memory.
…
Robbery and Murder Division, First Squadron Office.
Luke, the deputy team and others returned to the office one after another.
Rett also walked in with a takeaway bag, and put it on an empty table, "Guys, I'm treating you for lunch today."
"Thank you." Luke took out a burrito from the bag, took a big bite, and ate it with relish.
There are burritos, burgers, and pizza in the takeaway bag.
Others also chose their favorite food and started to eat. It is almost one o'clock now. After investigating the case all morning, they are already hungry.
Rett took a Coke and a hamburger, and ate it with everyone.
A burrito was not enough for Luke. He finished the burrito quickly, and took another piece of pizza, French fries, and Coke. After eating these, he was only 70% full. Fortunately, he was not hungry, so let's put on the bar mat first. , let's talk about it tonight.
After finishing eating, Rhett wiped his hands, looked at Luke and asked, "Is there any progress in the investigation in the morning?"
Luke yawned, "I was in the southern branch all morning, went to the night shift detective department, identification department, chatted with the deceased's partner, and finally went to the forensic room to examine the deceased's body.
At the same time, I also contacted the family members of the deceased to find out some information from them, but his family members have not come yet.
While chatting with Timo Jansen, the deceased partner, Jackson and I both felt that the other was hiding something. I asked Raymond and Jenny to watch him to see what he would do next. "
Red asked, "The partner staring at the dead man? What's wrong with him? How did you find out?"
Luke immediately felt that the other party was hiding something through micro-expression analysis, while Jackson relied on his experience as a patrolman.
Luke winks at Jackson, beckoning him to speak.
Jackson said, "Chief, I have also been a patrol officer for a while, and I know more about the situation of the patrol department. The relationship between patrol partners is very close. It can be said that life and death are entrusted to each other, even closer than the relationship between husband and wife.
Last night, the deceased and his partner chased the suspected illegal vehicle. They patrolled the streets all day long, with their own informants, channels, and colleagues to help.
If they don't have a clue about the suspect in the red Honda, I absolutely don't believe it.
Afterwards, the team leader and I also looked at their law enforcement recorder, and the appearance of a female suspect was captured on the dead man's law enforcement recorder, which further confirmed my guess.
I think Timo Jansen, the partner of the deceased, has already grasped certain clues. He refuses to tell us, or he has a ghost in his heart.
Either they want to investigate on their own, catch the two suspects with their own hands, and avenge their partners. "
"Yes, the analysis makes sense." Reid nodded, then looked at Vincent on the other side, "Deputy team, did you find anything?"
"I caught an idiot who destroyed the cordon and the scene. In addition, I found a few cigarette butts in the alley at the scene of the crime. I suspect that someone stayed in the alley for a while." The deputy team walked to the projector and put on A map, "Here is the scene of the crime, the location of the suspect vehicle and the deceased.
The alley where the cigarette butts were found was less than 30 meters away from the scene. If I were the murderer and wanted to attack the police, I would probably hide in the alley. "
Rett frowned and asked, "You think this is a premeditated murder!"
The deputy touched his chin, "I don't know, but killing a policeman is not a trivial matter. It stands to reason that you must think carefully before shooting."
Rett said, "If your analysis is correct, the murderer killed the patrolman premeditatedly, then the driver and passengers of the red Honda car are likely to be accomplices, deliberately leading the patrolman to the murderer's ambush location."
Luke wrote the name of the deceased on the whiteboard, and said to Matthew beside him, "Check the detailed information of the deceased in the system to see if we have missed any information."
"Yes, sir."
Luke ordered, "Jackson, play back the content captured by the law enforcement recorder of the deceased and his partner Timo Jansen, so that everyone can see the situation at that time and the appearance of the female suspect."
Jackson stood up and first played Timo Jansen's body-worn camera content. At the beginning of the picture, he was sitting in a police car and chasing a red Honda car. Then, the red Honda car in front stopped, the driver's door opened, and a The man jumped out of the cab and ran away.
The police car stopped, Timo Jansen got out of the police car, and chased in the direction of the driver.
The driver was young, probably in his twenties, and he ran very fast. With his familiarity with the terrain, it was difficult for Timo Jansen to catch up with him.
The two ran across the opposite lane and entered a street without street lights. Timo Jansen took out his flashlight and continued to follow, turned another corner, and ran forward for a certain distance.
"boom!"
Gunshots sounded.
Timo Jansen stopped, called for backup, and returned to the location of the police car and suspect vehicle.
When he returned again, the deceased was already lying not far from the red Honda car, with blood oozing from his back and flowing all over the floor.
The content of the body camera is basically the same as Timo Jansen's description, and he did not lie in this regard.
Subsequently, a squadron checked the body camera of the deceased.
After Timo Jenson got out of the car, the deceased also got out of the car, went to the red Honda car to search, and saw a Mexican woman in the car, and the law enforcement recorder captured the woman's appearance.
Subsequently, the deceased let the Mexican woman get out of the car, lay down on the car, and put handcuffs on her.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
After four gunshots, the deceased fell to the ground, and the screen of the law enforcement recorder went black.
Because he was shot in the back, the law enforcement camera could not capture the murderer's situation.
After watching the two videos, Reid said, "Although it is still impossible to determine whether the two suspects in the red Honda car are related to the murderer, judging from the content of the two law enforcement recorder videos, it can be ruled out that the two of them personally shot the gun.
The murderer should be a third person near the scene. "
Luke continued, "Only the blood of the deceased was found at the scene, and no blood of the arrested female suspect was found, which means that the murderer did not harm the other party.
From this point of view, the murderer is not worried that the female suspect will betray him.
I guess the two parties should be acquainted, even relatively familiar and trusting.
If the two parties are irrelevant, since the murderer dared to kill the police, there is no reason to leave a witness.
So, the most important clue now is to find the two suspects in the red Honda car. If you find them, you can follow the clues to find the murderer who killed the policeman. "
Red ordered, "Marcus, send the photo of the female suspect to the technical department in a while, and let them use face recognition to find out the identity of the female suspect as soon as possible."
"Good Director."
Rett looked at Luke on the side again, "So, you also think this is a premeditated murder?"
Luke thought for a while, "There is no relevant evidence yet.
What I am most worried about now is the motive of the murderer. Will he continue to kill the police?
We have to guard against this. "
"You're right." Reid had a solemn face, exchanged a few words with Luke, and then left the office quickly.
If according to Luke's guess, the murderer may continue to commit crimes, then the entire Los Angeles police officers will be in danger.
This is simply a provocation to the entire lapd.
No, declare war!
Rett must treat it with caution, give early warning, and at least make every police officer more vigilant to prevent another police officer from being shot again.
If it really is a serial murder against the police, then the fun will be big.
"Dingling..." Luke's phone rang.
"Hello."
Jenny’s voice came from the phone, “Captain, we’ve been keeping an eye on Timo Jansen, he’s in trouble here.
It is likely that a clue to the case was discovered. "
"where?"
…
Ector Community.
A black Ford Explorer entered the community, and Luke sat in the co-pilot position.
After driving another distance, Luke saw the car of Jenny and Raymond. Luke lowered the window and exchanged a few words with them in a low voice.
Several patrol cars were parked in front of the gray-roofed house not far away. According to Jenny, that should be the suspect's residence. In order to avoid being discovered by the patrol, they had been hiding in the car.
Luke and Jackson got out of the car, but they didn't go directly to check the gray roof house, but went to the neighbor's house next door.
At this time, many residents in the community were watching the excitement. Luke said to a Mexican aunt, "Madam, the peppers in your yard are growing very well."
The Mexican aunt smiled, "It's thanks to the sunshine in Los Angeles.
Not only do they grow well, but they are also delicious, and the neighbors around them like them very much. "
"I really envy your neighbors." Luke flattered him, then changed the subject, "Do you know the family next door?"
"I know." The aunt asked back, "What do you do?"
Luke flashed his police badge, "lapd.
Can you tell me about the situation of that family? "
"A young couple in their twenties, they also like my chili, what happened?"
"We are investigating a criminal case, and they are involved." Luke stopped and asked, "Do you know their names?"
"I only know that woman's name, Salma Gonzalez."
Luke took out a photo of the female suspect in a red Honda car, "Is that her?"
Aunt looked carefully, "That's right, it's her.
Poor guy, I already said she should stay away from that guy. "
"Who are you referring to?"
"Who else? Her boyfriend."
"Do they have a red Honda."
"Yes, I've seen that car parked in the yard, but I don't know if it belongs to them."
"Thank you ma'am, the clues you provided are very important." Luke left a business card and walked towards Salma Gonzalez's house next to him.
As soon as Luke reached the door, he was stopped by a black patrolman, "Hey, there is a case under investigation here, who are you?"
Luke flashed his police badge, "I'm the captain of the No. 1 Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division. Call your person in charge."
"Yes, sir!" The black patrolman's face changed slightly, and he trotted into the house. When he came out again, he was followed by a white man in his forties.
The white man stretched out his right hand from a long distance, "Captain Li, I've heard of you for a long time.
I am Superintendent Henry Joseph of the Southern Precinct Patrol Division. "
Luke asked, "Is the deceased Jens Hauregui one of your subordinates?"
"Yes, he is a respected police officer and my most trusted subordinate... It's a pity." Superintendent Henry finished speaking, and tentatively asked, "Captain Li, why are you here?"
Luke said, "I was investigating the murder of Jens Jauregui, and it happened to be traced to this address.
But why did you come here? "
(end of this chapter)