So, you're saying that if an intruder came into my house and I shot him, he subsequently got away, and before the police came I decided to pick up my shell casings they would arrest me and put me away for twenty years? Don't think so. Not in my community. They wouldn't even care about the shell casings, get my statement, and hopefully find the creep dead.
Your thinking, and the IG's is screwed up, IMO.
Yes. That's because you've tampered with the shooting scene. That's considered consciousness of guilt.
LEAVE THE EVIDENCE ALONE UNTIL THE FORENSICS TEAM RELEASE THE SCENE.
Don't think so. Not in my community. They wouldn't even care about the shell casings, get my statement, and hopefully find the creep dead.
I sincerely hope that you are never in a defensive shooting--you will end up going to jail with that mindset governing your actions.
It's called tampering with evidence, and it's why one rotten apple in the police force can make life miserable for the whole department.