Inspired by the DC snipers, who used a similar system. The removed trunk contents, drilled a small hole in the trunk and removed back-seat paneling.
This permitted a shooter to lay in the back seat and trunk and shoot through the closed trunk lid.
Law enforcement pulled over NUMEROUS whites driving white vans, but the culprit vehicle proved nothing like that. Also the actual bust was done by responsible citizens, NOT by officers.
The younger shooter nearly escaped from questioning via ceiling panels and ducting —he was 90% out of the building, in fact.
Last fact:
The motive for the shooting spree was a CUSTODY matter of the elder shooter with his wife —the younger shooter didn’t know that and was trying to “please Allah” and his “adoptive father”.
Yep “White Van” was racis dog whistle for “White Man”...
Not quite true. My recollection is that Chief Moose (black) had the county police running around looking for a white van. Police outside his jurisdiction put the puzzle together and began to suspect John Allen Muhammad (black). I believe they put out a profile. A trucker spotted the car at a rest stop and called in the cops.