I don't know. That seems awfully conspicuous to me. I can't imagine a person with this methodology falling for something that simple. Snipers are supposed to be thinking one step ahead of the other 'snipers' all the time. Each one trying to lure the other out or intercept the other, and present a shot. The cops could get lucky, I mean, it's *possible* but I just highly doubt it.
The thing that strikes me oddly about this whole thing is the seeming randomness of his victims. A real sniper takes out valuable targets, not wanting to give away his carefully planned out position on the lowest ranking members of the enemy, but rather on higher ranking officers or perhaps machine gunners, etc. - they are valuable in depleting the enemy's morale. That's what I'm trying to figure out... what twisted 'value' or goal is this guy going for, in taking people out? How can he tell, by picking off civilians from a distance, that they aren't in the group he is 'fighting for?'
Yes, I'm trying to profile him myself. I'm convinced the people aren't 'random' targets though they may appear so on the surface... it would seem to me that he must have a method to his madness.
I also tend to think he might want eventually to be found so he can make his political statement. Otherwise he wouldn't be so stupid as to pick off so many people in such a short time.