Spent shell casings collected from the ground after a police
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Is it common for partial or full fingerprints to be found by the police on spent shell casings after a shooting? Or does the heat from firing the round get rid of
Is there a Ballistic database for shell casings recovered at crime scenes? Like we have for fingerprints to scan for suspects. Do we have that technology if someone wanted to check a
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Spent shell casings collected from the ground after a police shooting
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