Post by zforce on Jan 30, 2014 3:11:38 GMT
Jan 26, 2014 20:38:46 GMT @dengas said:
S"If anyone has found a gun on their property or in a ditch or anywhere, we hope they will bring it to us so we can examine it, " McGowen said.Officers are reluctant to discuss what evidence they do gave. They would not comment upon what make of gun --or if they know what make of pistol--was used to kill Snelling.
It is known, however, that recently a citizen found a .38 caliber revolver in a ditch near Avenue 256 and Road 164 southeast of Visalia. But whether the gun has been tested against slugs removed from the victim's body was not revealed.
I think it is strange that they mentioned a ditch ( which tells me they might have suspected or had information about VR and ditches that they weren't releasing to the public) and that a citizen found the gun. They didn't mention the other two items, but I have seen the police reports where they are mentioned.
I think the timing of the drop suggests that VR may have been in the Snelling neighborhood canvass or in the initial round of POI's and did not want evidence found if the next visit by LE came with a search warrant.
I used to drive 256 a lot when I lived in the area. It's an irrigation ditch for the nearby farmland if I'm not mistaken.
FYI you can still see the ditch on the northwest corner of the intersection if you Google map the location.