In Class Writing

     I arrived at the scene at 0800 hours. The place had been shut down 15 minutes before I got there. The victim was Suzy Homes. She was 12 years old with golden pigtails. It looked as though she was wondering around Wal-Mart with her mom when things suddenly got sour. She had a hole right through the middle of her body. Not an instant kill shot so there was some suffering involved. As I gazed through the other investigators, I noticed a woman with tears rushing down her eyes. I presumed it was the mother, aunt, or some other close relation to Suzy.
     When I arrived at the Wal-Mart early that morning, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The authorities took me to young Suzy's body where she laid in a giant pool of her own blood. She was covered in it. As I stood there watching, I realized she was shot in the stomach which answered my question as to why there was so much blood. I had dealt with other messy cases before but this was extreme for such a young girl.
     When Mrs. Homes came to me asking for me to help her, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. She needed my help to defend her because she was being charged with the death of her own 12 year old daughter. I asked her for all the details and she told me a very believable story about her trip to Wal-Mart with her daughter. She said it was like any other day to go grocery shopping. Her story was so detailed leading up to her daughter's death. Mrs. Homes then said something I will never forget. She said, "My daughter asked for some skittles and I said no. She yelled at me so I shot her."