You find gunpowder residue on a shooting victim in an alley. The victim, a young woman known to be skittish and a good runner, was shot in the forehead.

What would your surmise about the victim and their attacker?

The victim shot themselves

The victim trusted her attacker

The victim didn't know their assailant

The shooting occurred in the last hour

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Kaylah Barajas

Social Studies

12 September, 11:27

You find gunpowder residue on a shooting victim in an alley. The victim, a young woman known to be skittish and a good runner, was shot in the forehead.

What would your surmise about the victim and their attacker?

The victim shot themselves

The victim trusted her attacker

The victim didn't know their assailant

The shooting occurred in the last hour

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Belen Glass · Answer 1

The victim didn't know their assailant

Explanation:

Alleys are prone to burglary. This is because, alleys are places with less police patrol and where many robbers, addicts and others in bad social situations can accumulate. In the event of a robbery, it is important that the victim does not try to react, to deliver what the assailant is demanding and not to try to run, as this can be dangerous for the robber victim.

Based on this concept, I came to the conclusion that the victim exposed in the question entered the alley and a stranger tried to assault her. With that, the woman was nervous and confident in her abilities decided to run and get rid of the assault, but the assailant started shooting (which explains the presence of gunpowder in the alley), one of these shots hit the woman who died.