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xyz_3 ago

If a silencer was used then the "shotspotter" explanation for why the police were on the scene so quickly would seem to contradict this.

notdivided ago

Excellent point!! does anyone know if shotspotter can pickup silenced shots if they are close enough to a mic?

damnittohell ago

Suppressed shots are still loud.

SoldierofLight ago

Even when a silencer is used, there is still an audible noise. I haven't looked at Shotspotter tech recently, but if the gun fired close enough to at least one of the microphones (you need three to vector to a location) then theoretically it should pick something up. For a "job" of this magnitude, we have to assume more than one shooter was armed. If Seth took off running, my money is on more than one shooter firing a weapon. Even trained LEO have a very difficult time hitting just a non-moving target at as close as 10 feet with a handgun, especially under duress. Add to this scenario, a moving target, high stress, darkness. I'll bet the two shots were placed by one gun, and that or the other gun had a silencer on it. The gun used by the shooter who missed may be the source of the slugs that haven't been recovered yet, if there are any, and THAT's the gun they're claiming was stolen.