New Findings on Shell Ejection Patterns Clear Officer
May 31, 2005 – 19:13 pmTRUE or FALSE: Spent shell casings ejected from a semiautomatic handgun at a shooting scene can reliably tell where a shooter stood when he fired rounds.
In keeping with law enforcement lore, most officers, firearms trainers and crime scene investigators would likely say that’s true, given the operational consistency of a pistol’s ejection mechanism.
But the latest findings of the Force Science Research Center dispute that widely held belief and have the potential for changing the way many shootings are investigated.
This article was recommended by Lieutenant Greg Winston of the Roanoke County Sheriff’s Office.
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NEW FINDINGS ON SHELL EJECTION PATTERNS