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S.A. 12-026 Investigator: P. Carvo Approved By: Date of Report: January 23, 2013 Date: 01/29/13 Page 10 of 22 Investigation revealed there was no apparent exit hole for the bullet impact hole located at photographic marker “C”. On October 23, 2012, at approximately 0835 hours, OCCL Forensic Specialists SUSAN MOORE and RACHEL KAPP returned to 214 South Birch Street to attempt to recover the bullet that went into the wall of the single story garage located at the northwest end of the property. The bullet could not be recovered during the initial scene investigation due to the inability to contact the residents and gain access to the rear yard and out building. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the bullet had passed through the north exterior wall of the out building (Photographic marker #C) and had entered the east interior plasterboard wall, striking a vertical support beam. It appeared the bullet may have exited the splintered support beam and fallen to the bottom of the interior of the wall. It was determined that in order to retrieve the bullet, OCCL personnel would have had to cut a large hole in the interior wall extending down from the bullet strike hole to possibly the floor. The damage to the wall caused by the cut would have been extensive. Due to the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the extent of damage that would be caused by attempting to recover the bullet, it was determined the efforts to retrieve the bullet would be discontinued at that point. OCCL Forensic Specialist HAYES took 123 digital images of the scene and the evidence during the initial scene investigation. OCCL Forensic Specialist KAPP took 49 digital images of the garage and prepared a sketch during the secondary scene investigation at 214 South Birch Street. The following items of evidence were collected by OCCL Forensic Scientist JARRETT at 0213 hours. The items were collected under the following evidence marker (EM) numbers: