PATROL REPORT
At 23.25 hours Thursday, 14 April
2011, the Diamond Spring Police Control received a telephone call reporting the
sound of gunshots from an apartment building in the area of the Bus Garage
(Grid reference 125/185). A police patrol responded to the scene, arriving at
23.34 hours, finding a large number of people gathered outside The Pines
Apartment building, located beside the Bus Garage. The patrol was directed to
Apartment Number 4, where they found a male person lying on the hallway floor,
bleeding from gunshot wounds to the body and head, identified as 46-year old
Raul Mocha. They interviewed the
victim’s wife, Marcella Mocha, who identified the shooting victim as her
husband. She stated they heard a knock at the door of the apartment and when
her husband opened the door he was shot in the chest and fell to the
floor. She described the gunman as
wearing a ski mask and blue jacket. She also stated that earlier at about 21.30
hours, the deceased had an argument outside the apartment with a young male,
who had purchased a car from him. She remembered that man was wearing a red cap
and a blue jacket but did not know his name. She believed this was the same man
because the jacket was the same.
Emergency ambulance members arrived at 23.38 hours. They transported the victim to Bon Secours
Hospital. The ambulance crew notified
Diamond Spring Control that the victim was pronounced dead on arrival at
23.59. The on-scene police secured the
scene and asked Police Control to inform the Murder Squad and Forensics.
FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 01
Reference is made to a case reported
on 14 April 2011. Investigations by the
Murder Squad confirmed that the deceased was a 46-year-old male, who sustained
one gunshot wound to the chest and one to the head. Four empty 10 mm shell
casing were recovered at the scene:
three 10 mm empty cartridge were located on the floor outside the door
of the victim’s apartment, and one was found immediately inside the door to the
victim’s apartment. Detectives interviewed the landlord of the building, who
lives in Apartment 1, directly across from Apartment 4. He stated that at 23.25 hours he heard five
gunshots and when he looked out of his door, he saw a tall male person run past
him down the hall and out of the front door of the building. The man was
carrying a handgun. The landlord described this person as wearing a blue jacket
and a dark ski mask. The landlord saw his neighbor lying halfway out of the
doorway of Apartment 4. He immediately called the Police Control to report the
shooting.
FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 02
Reference is made to a case reported
on 14 April 2011. A search of the area
was carried out by the patrol and forensics units. At the rear of the bus garage an officer
found a red cap and a black ski mask inside a rubbish can. Photographs were
taken and these items were recovered for further examination. In addition, a
fifth 10 mm empty cartridge was found in a flowerpot on the floor outside the
victim’s apartment. No other witnesses
came forward or were identified. The investigation is continuing.
FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 03
Reference is made to a case reported
on 14 April 2011. At 07.00, 15 April
hours the medicinal examiner’s office conducted an autopsy on the victim. A 10 mm bullet was removed from the victim’s
head near the left temple. A second
bullet had passed through the victim’s left chest area striking vital organs
before exiting the body. The examination
concluded that both shots were lethal, and either one could have caused
instantaneous death. The examination
also discovered a large contusion to the victim’s right jaw and cheek. Additionally, the victim had a blood alcohol
content level of .08 percent.
FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 04
Reference is made to a case reported
on 14 April 2011. At 14.00 hours, 15 April, investigators located a suspect in
connection with the shooting at the Pines Apartment. The suspect Joseph Bolt admitted killing the
victim after they argued over the purchase of the vehicle. Prosecuting judge
has authorized the suspect to be charged with homicide and held in the
detention center.
QUESTIONS:
Q 1. Who
reported the gunshots to the Police Control?
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Q 2. What
was the gunman wearing on his face at the time of the shooting?
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Q 3. How
many empty cartridges were found in total?
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Q 4. What time
and date was the shooting reported?
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Q 5. What
two items were found in a rubbish container at the rear of bus garage?
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Q 6. What
was the blood alcohol level of the victim?
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Q 7. What
time and date did the investigators locate the suspect?
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Q 8. What part of the victim’s body was
a 10 mm bullet removed from?
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Q 9. How many
shots were potentially lethal?
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Q 10. What
weapon was used by the suspect?
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