Chapter 144 Confession (Big Chapter) (18/21)(1/4)
As Bowen described it, Luke was recreating the scene at that time in his mind.
After gunshots were fired on the third floor of the teaching building.
Fanny probably wasn't in the teaching building at the time, otherwise based on her experience she might have been able to tell that the shooting location was on the third floor.
Fanny should know about Bowen's courses and know that Bowen should be in classroom 201 of the teaching building, which is very close to the place where the shooting occurred. She mistakenly thought that Bowen was the shooter.
After all, the reason why Fanny sneaked into the school to investigate was because someone reported that Bowen might shoot up the school. Now that something has happened, Fanny has an obligation to verify Bowen's suspicion.
Fanny rushed to Bowen's classroom immediately.
Of course, after seeing Bowen's state at that time, Fanny may have been suspicious and did not shoot immediately. She probably wanted to control Bowen first and conduct a routine search to eliminate the other party's suspicion.
But when she shouted the FBI slogan, she was probably heard by the real murderer, who shot her from behind.
As a former Marine and Marine, Fanny has rich combat experience. It is very likely that she will turn around when she hears someone behind her, but it is already too late.
Three shots were fired, two hitting Fanny, and one missing.
Fanny died, the gun fell to the ground, and the murderer left.
Of course, this speculation is based on Bowen not lying.
Judging from Luke's experience, it is unlikely that Bowen lied.
Previously, the police had been speculating on why Fannie, a former Marine with extensive combat experience, was shot and killed so easily. Now it seems that it was probably because of a problem with their judgment.
She mistakenly believed that Bowen was the murderer and focused her attention on Bowen, resulting in an attack from behind.
She was able to detect and turn around in time, which is enough to show her keen judgment, and the bullets were concentrated in the chest.
So far this description is completely logical.
Bowen took a deep breath and said again, "I was so scared. It was the first time I saw a dead person. I didn't expect it to be like this.
I knew it was unsafe here, and I wanted to run, and then I saw the gun on the ground. I wanted to protect myself, and I didn’t want what happened just now. I was pointed at a gun like a fool, so I could only hide behind
I was trembling under the table." Bowen beat his chest hard.
"I don't want to be bullied anymore, not by anyone.
I picked up Fanny's pistol and prepared to leave the school, which would give me an extra layer of protection.
I left the classroom and heard a woman wailing for help. It was very close, but there was no one around. I felt like I was upstairs.
If it were before, I might not dare to go up and check.
But now I have the freedom, I have the ability, and I want to do what a man should do.
I went upstairs and saw a female classmate lying in a pool of blood, Barbara.
I know her, Chad's girlfriend, and my impression of her is neither good nor bad.
But she fell in a pool of blood, and I had to save her.
I walked over, took out the clothes from her bag, and pressed them on the wound.
At this moment, I heard footsteps and turned around to see Chad rushing over and kicking me over.
I was so stunned that I forgot to fight back.
Then, I saw that he was holding a wooden stick in his hand, like a wooden chair leg, and wanted to hit me.
I instinctively took out my pistol.
'Bang bang!'
After that, he fell to the ground and I hit him.
People were also frightened.
I wiped off the fingerprints from the gunshot wound. There were many potted plants under the teaching building. I hid in one of the potted plants and then went home.
This is what happened."
Luke listened very seriously and reconstructed the scene in his mind, but did not find any big loopholes. As for why Chad happened to rush over, Barbara had mentioned it before.
Barbara was on the phone with Chad when she was shot. The other party should have heard the gunshot and knew something had happened to Barbara.
From this point of view, although Chad likes to bully other classmates and has flaws in his character, he is still sincere to his girlfriend.
Luke collected his thoughts and asked, "Have you seen Fanny's murderer?"
"No, Fanny blocked my view at that time. After the gunshot, I fell to the ground and didn't dare to look at it."
Bowen's father grabbed his son's arm and comforted him, "Son, you did the right thing and didn't do anything wrong. If it were me, I would make the same choice as you.
Detective, my son must have acted in self-defense, and he had the right to shoot when he was attacked in that crisis situation."
Luke nodded, "You are right, if it were me, I would choose to shoot. I also think this is self-defense, but the final decision on whether to prosecute lies with the prosecutor.
In addition, Bowen's attitude during the investigation is also very important. As long as he cooperates with the police, we will help him fight for it."
"Thank you. I am willing to cooperate with you. What I say now is true. If you have any questions, you can ask me again."
Luke once again took out photos of the remaining victims for Bowen to identify, but Bowen did not provide any valuable clues.
But Bowen's guilty plea is good news for the police and a huge progress in the investigation of the entire case.
Once the cause of death of a shooter is clarified and the interference of a gun is eliminated, the case will become clearer and it will be easier to investigate the real purpose of the crime.
Bowen pleads guilty and Luke leaves the interrogation room.
As soon as I returned to the office, there was a burst of applause.
The deputy smiled and said, "Luke, congratulations on getting that boy Bowen to plead guilty."
"Thank you. Thanks to Barbara's confession."
The deputy team asked, "How did you know that Barbara was awake and arrived just in time?"
Luke smiled and said, "There is help from someone noble."
The deputy team leader sighed, "Everything is good in my life, but I am unlucky and haven't met a noble person."
Luke secretly thought, it's not that you haven't met a noble person, it's because no one dares to be your noble person. Rhett is not a jealous person, which can be seen from the fact that he promoted Luke.
In this case, why didn't he promote the deputy team member who he knew earlier and had a better relationship with?
That must be because the vice team itself has certain problems.
Based on Luke's understanding of the deputy team, this old man has a bad temper and a bad temper. He might have been hotter than David when he was young. Who would dare to promote him easily.
If something happens, you will be jointly and severally liable.
Luke is much less worried. He is motivated, capable, and able to judge and judge, so Red is naturally willing to promote him.
Seeing everyone congratulating Luke, Xiao Hei felt a little uncomfortable. I also went to the hospital to take notes for Barbara. I also had a share of the credit for Bowen's guilty plea. Why didn't anyone congratulate me?
why?
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Two o'clock in the afternoon.
Robbery and Murder Division large conference room.
Rhett sat in the middle of the conference table and presided over the meeting.
"Guys, tell me about the new developments in your investigation. Luke, you are the first to say it."
Luke organized his words, "After the injured Barbara in the teaching building regained consciousness, I made a transcript for her. Based on her confession, we understood part of the situation at the crime scene.
This includes the process of Bowen Pilton killing school bully Chad Kress. Bowen has admitted to killing Chad Kress out of self-defense.
At the same time, it also explains why FBI agent Fanny's gun was used to kill school bully Chad Kress.
I think it might be possible to extract this case temporarily, which might make the clues to the shooting clearer."
Rhett nodded, "What do other people think?"
The deputy said, "I agree with Luke, if you remove the FBI agent's gun, there will only be two pistols left in the shooting, Gun B and Gun C.
Among them, the bullets from Gun C only appear in the Music Building.
There were shooting scenes in the teaching building, music building and science building.
This shows that the suspect using gun B is probably the mastermind, and gun C is an accessory.
In addition, Gunman B went to the teaching building first, then to the music building, and finally to the science building. It looked like he was chasing someone with a purpose."
Colin, the leader of the second squadron, said, "I also think the murderer is chasing someone.
But I feel that the whereabouts of gunman B were not the teaching building, the music building, the science building, but the teaching building, the science building, and finally the music building."
The deputy team member retorted, "But based on the confession, the gunfire in the music building was in front of the teaching building."
Klin said, "Don't forget that there is gunner C. He probably rushed to the music building to shoot, and then gunner B rushed from the science building to support.
The reason why I came to this analysis is mainly based on the confession of the campus police.
According to the school police, he rushed to the teaching building as soon as he heard the gunfire. In the process, he saw Gunman B walking towards the science building. Then, Gunman B chased and killed a black man in the science building.
Police and Gunman B engage in a shootout.
Afterwards, the black man was killed on the rooftop and was the only person killed in the Science Building. As for the injured, he was hit in the head by the glass broken by the gun battle."
The deputy leader shook his head, "This campus police officer is really..."
Kling said, "He is just a campus police officer, you can't ask too much of him, and he fulfilled his duties."
Luke listened to the discussion between the two and was thinking in his heart.
In his opinion, there should be three people the murderer really wanted to kill. The first was the cheerleader Josie who was killed in the toilet, the second was the man who was killed on the rooftop, and the third was the student council member Herman. If he could figure out this
To be continued...