CLA 25 (Gunshots) Reading

COMBINED LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

FIRST PART of CLA (Reading) 

PATROL REPORT
At 23.25 hours Thursday, 14 April 2011, the Diamond Spring Police Control received a telephone call reporting the sound of gunshots from an apartment building in the area of the Bus Garage (Grid reference 125/185). A police patrol responded to the scene, arriving at 23.34 hours, finding a large number of people gathered outside The Pines Apartment building, located beside the Bus Garage. The patrol was directed to Apartment Number 4, where they found a male person lying on the hallway floor, bleeding from gunshot wounds to the body and head, identified as 46-year old Raul Mocha.  They interviewed the victim’s wife, Marcella Mocha, who identified the shooting victim as her husband. She stated they heard a knock at the door of the apartment and when her husband opened the door he was shot in the chest and fell to the floor.  She described the gunman as wearing a ski mask and blue jacket. She also stated that earlier at about 21.30 hours, the deceased had an argument outside the apartment with a young male, who had purchased a car from him. She remembered that man was wearing a red cap and a blue jacket but did not know his name. She believed this was the same man because the jacket was the same.  Emergency ambulance members arrived at 23.38 hours.  They transported the victim to Bon Secours Hospital.  The ambulance crew notified Diamond Spring Control that the victim was pronounced dead on arrival at 23.59.  The on-scene police secured the scene and asked Police Control to inform the Murder Squad and Forensics.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 01
Reference is made to a case reported on 14 April 2011.  Investigations by the Murder Squad confirmed that the deceased was a 46-year-old male, who sustained one gunshot wound to the chest and one to the head. Four empty 10 mm shell casing were recovered at the scene:  three 10 mm empty cartridge were located on the floor outside the door of the victim’s apartment and one was found immediately inside the door to the victim’s apartment. Detectives interviewed the landlord of the building, who lives in Apartment 1, directly across from Apartment 4.  He stated that at 23.25 hours he heard five gunshots and when he looked out of his door he saw a tall male person run past him down the hall and out of the front door of the building. The man was carrying a handgun. The landlord described this person as wearing a blue jacket and a dark ski mask. The landlord saw his neighbor lying halfway out of the doorway of Apartment 4. He immediately called the Police Control to report the shooting.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 02
Reference is made to a case reported on 14 April 2011.  A search of the area was carried out by the patrol and forensics units.  At the rear of the bus garage an officer found a red cap and a black ski mask inside a rubbish can. Photographs were taken and these items were recovered for further examination. In addition, a fifth 10 mm empty cartridge was found in a flower pot on the floor outside the victim’s apartment.   No other witnesses came forward or were identified. The investigation is continuing.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 03
Reference is made to a case reported on 14 April 2011.  At 07.00, 15 April hours the medicinal examiner’s office conducted an autopsy on the victim.  A 10 mm bullet was removed from the victim’s head near the left temple.  A second bullet had passed through the victim’s left chest area striking vital organs before exiting the body.  The examination concluded that both shots were lethal, and either one could have caused instantaneous death.  The examination also discovered a large contusion to the victim’s right jaw and cheek.  Additionally, the victim had a blood alcohol content level of .08 percent.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 04
Reference is made to a case reported on 14 April 2011. At 14.00 hours, 15 April, investigators located a suspect in connection with the shooting at the Pines Apartment.  The suspect Joseph Bolt admitted killing the victim after they argued over the purchase of the vehicle. Prosecuting judge has authorized the suspect to be charged with homicide and held in the detention center.