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...matter how comfortable the surroundings, you too could be a target. Here, among the endless supermarkets, party stores and gas stations, a malicious hunter--or hunters--has taken position in the natural habitat of contemporary Americans. And incredibly, each time, despite busy, well-lighted streets, no one noticed the shooter. As it turns out, the suburbs, with a camouflage of hedgerows, neon signs and anonymous traffic, make a better shooting gallery than a dark alley...
...hopes of jogging potential witnesses' memories. And federal law-enforcement sources tell TIME that the bureau has asked the Pentagon to search its records for recently discharged GIs who went through sniper school. The schools teach snipers to work in tandem--one as the spotter, the other as the shooter...
...been dizzying. Investigators had to carefully weigh their obligation to keep the public informed and calmed while knowing that they were also talking to the killer. At each ofthe 50 or so press briefings since the firstshooting, officials have agonized over what effect public statements may have on the shooter. Hopefully, Montgomery County police chief Charles Moose told TIME, "Nobody ever has to live with the fact that maybe something they did kept this person or these people out there any longer than they have been." In 16 hours, Moose encountered almost three times as many homicide reports...
...killer's profile, but they have turned out to have alibis. One was a man known for belligerence and a fondness for firearms who was found to be sick and under constant care. Several other men remain under surveillance, but police still don't believe they have the shooter...
...could have been used with a long list of rifles or assault weapons. But the bullet offered clues. Because the police did not find casings at most of the crime scenes, they suspect that the killer fired from a vehicle. (The shells fly a long way, and the shooter would have had little time to retrieve them.) And since a long gun was used, there's a chance that witnesses may turn up. While some officers thought that the style and accuracy of the shootings suggested a marksman, Coulson says modern gun sights make "a shot of 100 meters...