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Nunavut Mountie shot inside truck: expert
Last Updated: Monday, March 1, 2010 | 4:07 PM CT
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Const. Douglas Scott, 20, was found fatally
shot in his police truck on the night of
Nov. 5, 2007. (RCMP/Canadian Press)
A Nunavut RCMP officer who was killed in November 2007 was shot while sitting in the driver's seat of his police truck, a blood-splatter expert told jurors Monday in the trial of the officer's accused killer.
Const. Douglas Scott, 20, was fatally shot late on the night of Nov. 5, 2007, while investigating a drunk-driving complaint in the Baffin Island community of Kimmirut.
Pingoatuk Kolola, 39, is on trial for first-degree murder in Scott's death. The trial resumed Monday after a weekend break for the 12-person Nunavut Court of Justice jury.
Testifying by telephone, Sgt. Serge Larocque of the RCMP crime lab in Edmonton told the court that he found blood all over the inside of Scott's police truck, as well as on the outside of the vehicle's driver's side.
Looked out window
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Pingoatuk Kolola, 39, is on trial for first-degree
murder in connection to Scott's death. The trial
began Feb. 22 and is expected to be two to
three weeks long. (CBC)
Larocque, who went to Kimmirut to analyze the scene 48 hours after Scott was shot, testified that Scott was seated on the driver's side when he received a catastrophic gunshot wound to the left side of his nose.
The court has previously heard that the driver's side window in Scott's truck was partially down at the time of the incident.
Blood stains show that on the moment of impact, Scott had turned to look out the passenger's side window, Larocque said.
Another RCMP forensic expert, Sgt. Ernie Dechant, said the shot that killed Scott came through the passenger's side window of Scott's truck.
In cross-examining Dechant on Friday, defence lawyer Andrew Mahar argued that Kolola had no direct line of sight to the RCMP truck.
But Dechant said from a certain point, there was a clear line of sight.
Bullet casing in bathroom
Also on Friday, Dechant testified that he had found one .30-06 shell casing and a "drug pipe," which he said was likely used for marijuana, in the garbage can of Kolola's apartment bathroom. The items were wrapped in toilet paper and put in the garbage can, Dechant said.
The calibre of the bullet fit a rifle that was found earlier in Kolola's kitchen, the court was told.
But RCMP ballistics expert Kramer Powley testified Monday that he could not conclusively say whether the shell casing found in Kolola's bathroom came from the same firearm that the Crown presented as the murder weapon.
While there were similarities between test shells and the recovered shell, Powley said there was too much disagreement to make any conclusions. Powley did confirm that Scott's injuries and the damage to his RCMP vehicle had come from a gunshot. He also confirmed that the rifle found in Kolola's apartment was working.
The RCMP experts were among 20 witnesses the Crown is calling during Kolola's trial, which began Feb. 22 in Iqaluit.
Prosecutor Susanne Boucher said the outcome of the trial will likely hinge on whether Kolola had intended to cause serious harm or death to Scott.
Mahar has not indicated to the court to date if he will call any witnesses.
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Nunavut Mountie shot inside truck: expert
Last Updated: Monday, March 1, 2010 | 4:07 PM CT
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2010/02/19/tp-dougscott-cp-121036.jpg
Const. Douglas Scott, 20, was found fatally
shot in his police truck on the night of
Nov. 5, 2007. (RCMP/Canadian Press)
A Nunavut RCMP officer who was killed in November 2007 was shot while sitting in the driver's seat of his police truck, a blood-splatter expert told jurors Monday in the trial of the officer's accused killer.
Const. Douglas Scott, 20, was fatally shot late on the night of Nov. 5, 2007, while investigating a drunk-driving complaint in the Baffin Island community of Kimmirut.
Pingoatuk Kolola, 39, is on trial for first-degree murder in Scott's death. The trial resumed Monday after a weekend break for the 12-person Nunavut Court of Justice jury.
Testifying by telephone, Sgt. Serge Larocque of the RCMP crime lab in Edmonton told the court that he found blood all over the inside of Scott's police truck, as well as on the outside of the vehicle's driver's side.
Looked out window
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/topstories/2010/02/22/tp-kolola-kimmirut100219.jpg
Pingoatuk Kolola, 39, is on trial for first-degree
murder in connection to Scott's death. The trial
began Feb. 22 and is expected to be two to
three weeks long. (CBC)
Larocque, who went to Kimmirut to analyze the scene 48 hours after Scott was shot, testified that Scott was seated on the driver's side when he received a catastrophic gunshot wound to the left side of his nose.
The court has previously heard that the driver's side window in Scott's truck was partially down at the time of the incident.
Blood stains show that on the moment of impact, Scott had turned to look out the passenger's side window, Larocque said.
Another RCMP forensic expert, Sgt. Ernie Dechant, said the shot that killed Scott came through the passenger's side window of Scott's truck.
In cross-examining Dechant on Friday, defence lawyer Andrew Mahar argued that Kolola had no direct line of sight to the RCMP truck.
But Dechant said from a certain point, there was a clear line of sight.
Bullet casing in bathroom
Also on Friday, Dechant testified that he had found one .30-06 shell casing and a "drug pipe," which he said was likely used for marijuana, in the garbage can of Kolola's apartment bathroom. The items were wrapped in toilet paper and put in the garbage can, Dechant said.
The calibre of the bullet fit a rifle that was found earlier in Kolola's kitchen, the court was told.
But RCMP ballistics expert Kramer Powley testified Monday that he could not conclusively say whether the shell casing found in Kolola's bathroom came from the same firearm that the Crown presented as the murder weapon.
While there were similarities between test shells and the recovered shell, Powley said there was too much disagreement to make any conclusions. Powley did confirm that Scott's injuries and the damage to his RCMP vehicle had come from a gunshot. He also confirmed that the rifle found in Kolola's apartment was working.
The RCMP experts were among 20 witnesses the Crown is calling during Kolola's trial, which began Feb. 22 in Iqaluit.
Prosecutor Susanne Boucher said the outcome of the trial will likely hinge on whether Kolola had intended to cause serious harm or death to Scott.
Mahar has not indicated to the court to date if he will call any witnesses.