Upon arriving at the
scene the first officer observes that the glass pane in the front door
is broken. Broken glass is located on the floor inside and outside of
the front door. The door is open slightly. The officer enters the house,
and observes the body of a young woman in the middle of the living room.
The person is lying supine, face-up, on the rug. She is unconscious, and
has been bleeding extensively from the head. Paramedics and police backup
are called immediately. A quick check of the entire one-bedroom duplex
finds no one else. In the bedroom, red stains are observed on a floor
rug. The window is open.
After being treated at the scene
by paramedics. The victim is taken to the hospital. She has immediate
surgery to remove a bullet from her left leg. When the victim regains
consciousness, she is questioned by police. She relates that her name
is Stephanie Brown, age 27. She had been asleep when she heard the voices
of two men, one of which she identified as her live-in boyfriend, Bob
Peterson. The other one she thought was a friend of Peterson’s, Jack
Johnson. The two men where arguing. As she got up to investigate, someone
grabbed her. She struggle
d
and grabbed on to the person with her long nails. At some point, she was
hit on the head with a hard object and was knocked out. Until she awoke
at the hospital, she had no idea that she had been shot. She stated that
she did not own a gun.
The attending physician at the hospital
reports that Ms. Brown has a severe concussion caused by some type of
blunt object. In addition, she has been shot once in the left leg with
a small caliber handgun. Neither injury is considered life threatening.
The physician also notes that there appears to be a substantial amount
of skin and some blood under the victim’s nails.
Investigation of the neighborhood at the crime scene uncovers a witness
who saw a man resembling the description of Jack Johnson running from
the house at the approximate time of the crime. A search of the victim’s
nightstand drawer, reveals a photo album with pictures of Johnson and
the victim.
LAB RESULTS:
Evidence 2, 7, and 12 Blood Type
O neg
Evidence 8 Blood Type A +
Evidence 4 Blood Type A +
Victim's Blood Type O neg
