[Joe Hadenuf]

I'm willing to bet most of the eyewitnesses were within 40 feet (that's a healthy distance).

What I am trying to say is that in a high density suburb such as this, most of the people in the immediate area would not be standing within 40 feet of the victim. LOL! I don't know, maybe they were.....

[Poohbah]

Like I said, when someone runs a hot round (.300 Winchester Magnum, .308 Winchester, 7mm Remington, et cetera), you're more likely to hear the crack than the actual report.

Timing is another issue. You'll actually hear the crack BEFORE the report, and that will tend to confuse non-shooters to no end.

And in your typical strip-mall area, with all those hard surfaces for the sound to reverberate off of--if you ask 10 witnesses where they think the shooter was, you'll get 11 answers.