Good analysis. The only thing I would add is that the gun/can may have been purposedly undergassed as the report is even quieter and he intended it to use it as a single shot. That would signify a pro or someone at least very familiar with canned handguns. He had time to pick up the brass, unless he was very sterile. The no gloves thing is bizarre. It's cold in NYC.
The quietest subsonic rounds will not cycle semi auto action handguns, so you compromise on speed of follow up shots for quietness, you anticipate stovepipes and failure to ejects.
The opposite could also be possible, this was a pro who chose to manually cycle the firearm with no gloves for improved dexterity. He didn't fumble when the firearm 'malfunctioned' he cleared it and finished the target, then exfilled successfully.
Whether or not subsonic rounds will cycle in a semiauto depends on the setup and the ammo. IF he knew what he was doing. The suppressor would marginally increase back pressure and you can compensate for the lighter load charge with a lighter return spring, lighter slide, etc.
He is definitely not fumbling, nor is the gun malfunctioning. He is manually cycling as the others say, and he is doing it with confidence. He does know what he's doing.
Gloves would make this sort of thing more difficult and increase the chances he messed up.
Gloves wouldn't be necessary either. A professional hitman would either have the gun permanently taken care of in some fashion, or would continue to keep it with them because they wouldn't expect to be caught. They're probably not dumping it in some trash can with all their prints on gun.
Gloves would also get in the way of a quick wardrobe change if needed to get away. The gloves would collect an awful lot of DNA, possibly prints if forensic analysis could get them.
Nothing about that video screams amateur.
He knew where the target would be and what he looked like and knew how to dispatch him quickly and as silently as possible to give himself as much extra time as possible to get to a place where he could change and fade back into society unnoticed.
What if it is a pro trying to give the appearance of being an amateur to really throw everyone off base??!!
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Good analysis. The only thing I would add is that the gun/can may have been purposedly undergassed as the report is even quieter and he intended it to use it as a single shot. That would signify a pro or someone at least very familiar with canned handguns. He had time to pick up the brass, unless he was very sterile. The no gloves thing is bizarre. It's cold in NYC.
He left a phone. They'll find fingerprints.
Can't leave fingerprints if you're wearing gloves.
Simultaneously seems skilled and competent but not a pro.
We saw what he wanted us to see. The police have found what he wanted them to find.
Red Herrings. SOP.
They'll find the bike in an obvious place. And that will be the dead end.
The quietest subsonic rounds will not cycle semi auto action handguns, so you compromise on speed of follow up shots for quietness, you anticipate stovepipes and failure to ejects.
The opposite could also be possible, this was a pro who chose to manually cycle the firearm with no gloves for improved dexterity. He didn't fumble when the firearm 'malfunctioned' he cleared it and finished the target, then exfilled successfully.
This is exactly how I see that video. Lots of unknowns but people jumping to an amateur operator I think are incorrect.
Whether or not subsonic rounds will cycle in a semiauto depends on the setup and the ammo. IF he knew what he was doing. The suppressor would marginally increase back pressure and you can compensate for the lighter load charge with a lighter return spring, lighter slide, etc.
He is definitely not fumbling, nor is the gun malfunctioning. He is manually cycling as the others say, and he is doing it with confidence. He does know what he's doing.
Gloves would make this sort of thing more difficult and increase the chances he messed up.
Gloves wouldn't be necessary either. A professional hitman would either have the gun permanently taken care of in some fashion, or would continue to keep it with them because they wouldn't expect to be caught. They're probably not dumping it in some trash can with all their prints on gun.
Gloves would also get in the way of a quick wardrobe change if needed to get away. The gloves would collect an awful lot of DNA, possibly prints if forensic analysis could get them.
Nothing about that video screams amateur.
He knew where the target would be and what he looked like and knew how to dispatch him quickly and as silently as possible to give himself as much extra time as possible to get to a place where he could change and fade back into society unnoticed.
He did appear confident. It would be interesting to know if the cases with words in them were only nonexpended rounds. That would clearly show intent.
He probably has subsonic rounds and had to cycle manually.