Investigators obtained clues including a palm print, a shoe impression and a high-powered hunting rifle found in a wooded area along the path the shooter fled. But they had yet to name a suspect or cite a motive in the killing.
  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Do they know what caliber it is? They don’t seem to share it in the article…

    a high-powered, bolt-action rifle

    This is most likely a standard deer rifle.

    • MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip
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      4 months ago

      If the data leaks are accurate it was a .30-06 mauser. Which would explain the instant severed spine and gush of blood from the footage. 5.56 just isn’t that large of a round and likely would never be able to make that type of wound with one round.