I'm listening to a local DC radio station. They are interviewing a PI with ties into the local police depts. Here is what he just said; (info attributed to state and federal cops):
-The rifle IS a semi-auto AR type [pissed].
-The two men shot as a team-one shooter, one driver.
-The shooter fired directly [b]FROM INSIDE THE CAR[/b] in most of the shootings. They fired from outside of the car only in a couple of the cases. That's why shell casings were found only at a couple of the crime scenes.
-The big Chevy was modified to provide a shooting blind. The rear seat of the car was removed to permit the shooter to lie prone, facing the rear of the car. They cut a hole in the rear of the trunk, through which to aim the rifle. Immediately upon firing, the driver would simply drive away. THIS would help explain how they escaped so easily.
-There NEVER was any white van, white truck or any other vehicle.
-The shooters were stopped by authorities on at least one and possibly two separate occasions and were allowed to pass. The PI said his sources said they were concentrating on locating one or more white males. A black man and his kid didn't fit their preconceived profile.
-The shooters were taunting the police in at least one of their notes, saying that they had in fact had them in their grasp and let them go.