Ed, I’m responding to “officer shot.” I know the investigator involved in this case, and two words will sum up why this case was solved so quickly, “witness cooperation.” I’ve been involved in numerous gang shootings when witnesses and even victims wouldn’t cooperate. So, for that person, if he wants to know why this investigation was so successful, it was because we had the cooperation of the witnesses who provided plate numbers, car description, and subject descriptions. If we got a little more cooperation from the gang-bangers when they got shot, I’m sure we’d solve them also.

Lawman

Too many people think the real cop world works like “CSI” or “Law & Order.” The fact remains that even in those television shows the victims and witnesses usually cooperate to help solve the crime. In the real world, the gang slugs are more interested in covering up the slimy trail they leave behind.

— Ed. Note