ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the growing role of 3D laser scanning to pinpoint pivotal details of officer-involved shooting scenes has been the central point. The difficulty with investigating these shooting cases stems from the wide variety of evidence that may have spread over a large area during the shooting event. Most critical is that the scanned scene can be digitally visited at any time after it is reconstructed to re-examine scene details, take accurate measurements, scrutinize witness testimony, and examine different scene perspectives. The analysis provided by Fries in the case showed that either the first or shot fired by Officer Van Dyke was the fatal shot out of the 17 shots fired; 5 or 6 shots the officer fired had lined up with the bullet trajectory. Particularly germane in this discussion is how videogrammetry can verify essential shooting scene aspects, such as positions of suspects, officers, bullet trajectory analysis, when used with laser scanning to reconstruct an officer-involved shooting scene.
