This 3-day advanced school covers theories and principles of shooting incident reconstruction. Students will have the opportunity to participate in both classroom and field/range exercises in the areas of: Deflection of Bullets by Windshield Glass, Deflection of Bullets by Intermediary Targets, Impact Angle Determination for Ricochet Creases/Marks, Loss of Velocity Resulting from Intermediary Targets, Back Spatter of Blood, and Bullet Deflection Through Biological Tissue. An extensive use of case studies from various shootings, including police shootings, will be used to supplement class discussions.

Advanced topics to be covered include: shot accounting, bullet hole identification, recoil effects, trajectory analysis, external ballistics, wound ballistics, accidental versus unintentional discharge, ricochet phenomena, approximating muzzle to target distance, blood spatter resulting from bullet impact, specialized documentation of shooting scenes and associated physical evidence, calculations used in advanced shooting reconstructions, report and demonstrative aide preparation. 

Who Should Attend:

This school is designed for officers, investigators, criminalists, firearms examiners, shooting review team members, and others responsible for reconstructing shooting incidents and presenting them in court.
 

Course Materials:

Reservations:

Students are required to have a ruler graduated in millimeters and inches, a protractor, and note taking materials. A scientific calculator is also required (i.e. with trigonometric functions). Students will be given instruction in the use of these items, as well as in the basic math required to perform the necessary calculations. No math beyond high school level will be necessary.

All students will be provided an ~100 page instruction manual from the instructor.

Each student will be entered to win an autographed copy of Ed Hueske’s book Practical Analysis & Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents

Due to the interactive nature of the course and high demand in the New England Area, attendance will be limited to 25 students.  Seating is based on first come-first served basis.  

STEP 1: Register early to reserve your seat. 

STEP 2: Submit payment in full to guarantee your seat.

To register, please click here.

Cost:

$425.00*

If you are paying by check, please make it payable to:
Forensic Comparative Science Specialists, LLC. Employer ID number: 26-0539847

You may also pay by credit card by selecting the Pay Now option after submitting the registration form.

*Student may also enroll in Shooting Incident Reconstruction/Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation for a total of $900.00

Hotel:

A room block has been set up at the Holiday Inn Main Street, Concord, NH
Government Rate of ~$92.00 per night. Directions to the hotel are listed here.

Point of Contact:

Steve Ostrowski   603.568.2668  or   sostrowski@focossforensics.com           
Marc Dupre   603.568.0713  or   mdupre@focossforensics.com