Quite possibly they captured the kid from the stairwell photos, but I’m not convinced yet he’s the shooter. Notably, no gun in the photo and no way a long rifle fits in that backpack.
The theory is that the rifle was disassembled to fit in a backpack. This is what Ear Shooter did to get into position. However, Crooks used an AR-15 style rifle, which breaks down into much smaller pieces than an “older model [bolt-action] Mauser 30-06”.
I’m going to want to see exactly what rifle it was, what condition it was found in (assembled or not, specifically), before speculating any further.
Granted, I’m not familiar with how a Mauser .30-06 breaks down either, my experience with that caliber is my grand-dad’s Remington 721 that I inherited.
But on that gun, even if you remove the barrel, the wood stock aint fitting in a backpack.
(721 is super dangerous too! Can fire without touching the trigger. Mine has been fixed:
Yeah, I’m withholding my opinion on the breakdown capability until there’s sufficient information, even if that’s the “official theory”. I mean, even if the stock was cut down, it looks like the shortest barrel would have been 22 inches, but an “older” one looks like it would more likely have a 24 inch barrel. The rifle is reported to have been scoped, so it could have been cut short, no need for the front sight.
But someone who’d planned that well … would they have just left it in the woods? Instead of continuing to carry it with them still hidden in the backpack?
Quite possibly they captured the kid from the stairwell photos, but I’m not convinced yet he’s the shooter. Notably, no gun in the photo and no way a long rifle fits in that backpack.
I thought they’d already found the gun left behind?
EDIT: Oh! Were these photos before the shooting? I assumed they were from after.
The theory is that the rifle was disassembled to fit in a backpack. This is what Ear Shooter did to get into position. However, Crooks used an AR-15 style rifle, which breaks down into much smaller pieces than an “older model [bolt-action] Mauser 30-06”.
I’m going to want to see exactly what rifle it was, what condition it was found in (assembled or not, specifically), before speculating any further.
EDIT: I should read the whole comment before replying
Yeah, based on the “cultural messages” thing turning out to be shaky at best, I’m going to exercise patience.
Granted, I’m not familiar with how a Mauser .30-06 breaks down either, my experience with that caliber is my grand-dad’s Remington 721 that I inherited.
But on that gun, even if you remove the barrel, the wood stock aint fitting in a backpack.
(721 is super dangerous too! Can fire without touching the trigger. Mine has been fixed:
https://youtu.be/NlzoMqtDUxs#t=3m54s)
Yeah, I’m withholding my opinion on the breakdown capability until there’s sufficient information, even if that’s the “official theory”. I mean, even if the stock was cut down, it looks like the shortest barrel would have been 22 inches, but an “older” one looks like it would more likely have a 24 inch barrel. The rifle is reported to have been scoped, so it could have been cut short, no need for the front sight.
But someone who’d planned that well … would they have just left it in the woods? Instead of continuing to carry it with them still hidden in the backpack?
These threads always degrade into gun nuts listing off facts about gun models no one cares about and are inrrelevant.
Learning is free. There’s a minimize button for a reason.
These are material facts. If you find them “inrrelevant”, .ml is that way -->
The guy apparently confessed to his dad–who is a cop–and his dad turned him in.