Page 289 - Forensics News Today

Scene of a horrific shooting. i was angry and upset at the same time. it shouldnt happen in our country anywhere. >> for the latest on the shooting and how police are handling the situation, i want to bring in athena alexander. what is the first business for the investigators? they say the gunman is dead. they are not releasing his identity. randomly firing a handgun in a theater. where does the investigation go from here? >> this is the early part of the investigation, christine. as you heard f...

Here. we do know that there were a total of nine patients at the scene that were transported by ems. and three patients were sent to each of the three hospitals in lafayette. and then we received two patients via private vehicles. >> doctor cordish, if you could speak to the number of wounds each of the victims received and extrapolate [ inaudible ]. >> extrapolating distance from muscle to wound is very poor unless its very close range. ill leave all of that to forensics and the police departme...

That was critical [ inaudible ]? >> so we can really only comment on the patients that we treated here. we do know there were a total of nine patients at the scene that were transported by ems. and three patients were sent to each of the three hospitals in lafayette and then we received two patients via private vehicle. >> doctor can you speak to the number of wounds that the victims received and extrapolate the distance from the muzzle to the wound? >> extrapolating distance from muzzle to woun...

>> so we really can only comment on the patients that we treated here. we do know that there were a total of nine patients at the scene that were transported by ems. and three patients were sent to each of the three hospitals in lafayette. and then the -- we received two patients via private vehicle. >> you can speak to the number of wounds to the victims received and if you may be able to extrapolate distance from the muz toll the wound? >> extract -- extrapolating distance is very poor unless ...

There anymore. >> our thoughts are with you and all of these families both in louisiana and aurora right now. thank you very much. were learning more also about the shooter in this case, piecing together evidence from his troubled past. putting together forensics. well talk about it with our experts next. but your jansport k is permission to park it wherever you please. hey. thats that new gear feeling. now get a swiss gear backpack for only $10. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear ...

Which may be related to mental health or bipolar or just, you know, some sort of fanatic conspiracy guy. >> jim, we heard from the police chief and we heard from the man who runs a law enforcement agency here a short time ago. where do investigators go from here? what is the first order of business now? >> youve got a couple of things going on. the forensics, all the evidence to be picked up like the chief described, shell casings certainly the bodies the body of the shooter, the victims, the bu...

I wrote a memoir. it can seize you in a moment and it doesnt take a lot of -- you dont mope around necessarily. >> you are not obviously telling people about it. >> i was quite literally having the time of my life. you dont -- it doesnt always lineup. i dont try to read into that particular comment. that is important to remember in this entire case not to get so connected to a set of beliefs that you are not open to a set of facts. forensics has involved as an incredibly sophisticated area of in...

District attorney and the lawyers for sandra blands family. and the lawyer has characterized it as a request for a second autopsy. they essentially asked the family to preserve sandra blands body in a condition in which it could get further testing. theyre viewing that as reanything on what they said was supposed to be a completed autopsy so they could take her home for burial. now, we spoke with the assistant district attorney who is actually in charge of the forensics on the investigation who ...

>> the family is having an independent autopsy, that will be easily determined once that happens. >> theres no motive for her to kill herself. >> she moved to a new town for a new job. >> she is not facing 25 to life what am i going to do. there needs to be an intense investigation. not a rush to judgment investigation like in baltimore with the cops and all that it may take a month. you know what martha we need to be patient and get the right answer. >> theyll be able to determine forensics, is...

The fbi is using a legal standard proof beyond reasonable doubt. and thats fine in a courtroom. theres also the standard of common sense. when you look at this case where you know about the individual what you see of his life and activities leading up to this its reasonable to assume and to believe that he was motivated by islamic ex trialism. that hes a jihadist. we cant lose that focus. i think as this investigation unfolds, one of the most important things and the fbi is pulling a lot of reso...