I haven’t followed this case too closely, but yeah - one could make a pretty good Columbo dialogue out of it.
“So the two were wearing MAGA hats sit?”
“Yes.”
“And um (rustling papers as he searches his note), and this happened, um...”
“I told you - at 2 am.”
“Oh right, here it is, 2am, Chicago.”
“I’ve gone all over this before with the police.”
“Yes, so sorry sir. Just want to get things right so we can catch these fellows. One thing I don’t understand though. What were two guys in MAGA hats doing in Chicago at 2 am? That just doesn’t make any sense.”
“How should I know - maybe there was a Republican event that had happened, they went out for drinks afterwards, and were heading back to their hotel.”
“Oh - you’re right sir - I didn’t think of that. Well, I’ll have them look into that. That should narrow things down quite a bit - good idea sir. Well that’s it, I’ll keep you posted on what we find about these two men.”
(Leaving through the door, then turns) “Oh, I almost forgot - one more thing.....”
That was always the best part of Columbo! Then he came down on the bad guy with logic and his buddies put the bad guy in cuffs. It was a brilliant show.
ps
If my memory serves me correctly Columbo never fired a gun in the series. I do remember one episode where he bribed another cop to take his qualifying test on the range as he knew he would have failed.
Nailed it!