Report Writing "Murder"

 

Murder

At 2115 hours on Thursday, 18 July 2011, the police control center in Mountain City received a phone call reporting shots fired in Bird's Restaurant at 212 Oak Road. A patrol unit was sent to the restaurant and arrived at 2124 hours. The restaurant owner directed them to a back room of the restaurant, where they found a body of a male person lying on the floor and a table covered with playing cards. A check of the body revealed that he had received three gunshot wounds to the body and ambulance personnel declared him dead at the scene. The victim was playing poker in the back room. The victim, Goran Brown, born on 17 January 1968 and living at 12 Main Avenue, Mountain City, became involved in an argument with Dan, one of the players. Dan accused Goran of being a cheat; Goran hit Dan several times with his fists. Dan pulled out a pistol and shot Goran and then ran away. Dan was about 20 years old, 1.75 meters tall, had short brown hair, and dressed in blue jeans and a gray pullover shirt.

A search of the room revealed two fresh bullet holes in the card table. Two bullets were recovered from the table for forensic examination. No empty cartridges were found at the scene. An autopsy was performed, and the report revealed that he had been shot three times and death was instantaneous from the gunshot to the chest. Three bullets were recovered from the body and placed into evidence. At 2200 hours, the second witness, Marta James, who lived next to the restaurant in a house at 210 Oak Road, stated that at 2120 hours she heard five gunshots. She then saw a man running to a car parked next to her house. She could hear a loud noise from the muffler as the suspect drove away towards North Road.

 

At 2210 hours, officers conducted a search of the street where the Volvo had been parked. A Smith and Wesson point 38 caliber revolver, serial number SW98765, was found by the light post. There was one live point 38 round and five empty point 38 cartridges in the chambers. Officers took the weapon into their custody and notified the Investigative Judge and investigating police officers. The weapon was placed in Property and Evidence. The Smith and Wesson point 38 Special was traced to the owner, David Green. On 19 July 2011, at 1010 hours, Ballistic tests were conducted on the Smith and Wesson point 38 Special and the tests confirmed the same weapon used in the murder. The suspect came to the police station on 19 July at 1100 hours and admitted that he shot the victim because he was angry and afraid about not having the money to pay his bills. Investigative Judge ordered his arrest and detention at the Mountain City jail.

 

During the interview, the suspect, Dan Green, born 15 March 1991, admitted to killing Mr. Brown. At the time of the shooting, five players: the suspect, the restaurant owner named Martin Small, the victim Goran Brown and two other men, Frederik Popovic and Stefan Lyon, were playing cards. Dan was playing· with his rent money because he needed to try to win extra money to pay his rent and fix his car as well, but he lost 900 Euro. Goran and Dan became involved in an argument because Goran won so much money. After Goran hit Dan several times with his fists, Dan fired five shots. He further stated that he only meant to scare Goran into giving him back his money. He ran out and got in his car, a green, black Volvo. He was afraid he would be stopped by police while he was driving, so he threw the gun belonging to his father outside the car window and drove away. The investigations were continuing.

 

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