Carr, Jack - Terminal List 01 - The Terminal List by Carr Jack

Author:Carr, Jack [Carr, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781501180835
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 41

THE SHERIFF OF LINCOLN COUNTY, Wyoming, arrived on the scene an hour after the call went out. His office was down in Afton and the crashed Mercedes SUV was at the extreme north end of his jurisdiction. Two highway patrolmen, two of his deputies, and a state Game & Fish officer were on-site along with the detective from his office. An ambulance had pulled in but the paramedic and driver were still inside since there was not much they could do for the man in the silver Mercedes. One of the trooper’s cars was parked to block a lane of the highway as he stood in the road to direct the occasional driver around what had become a crime scene. A tow truck driver stood staring down at the shredded vehicle, obviously trying to figure out how he was going to remove it from the steep ditch.

The sheriff approached the gaggle of law enforcement officers gathered on the road’s shoulder above the vehicle.

“All right, what do we have?” he asked, glancing at his watch before peering down the ravine.

The detective spoke up, “Sheriff, as you know the Highway Patrol discovered this vehicle just after nine a.m. this morning. They saw the skid marks on the highway and pulled over to investigate. EMS arrived and discovered what appears to be a bullet wound at the center of the driver’s face and an exit wound at the back of his skull. Based on the trauma to his head, I’d say it was a rifle round, maybe a thirty-caliber or so, just looking at the entry.” The detective motioned toward the fresh black marks on the roadway. “Our theory at this point is that the driver gets shot while heading this way and the speed and abrupt turn of the wheel cause the vehicle to flip over and down the embankment.”

“That certainly makes sense, except the part about the oh-six round to the face. Who shot this guy and why?”

“It’s opening day for deer in this unit, Sheriff,” the Game & Fish officer offered. “Some guy with a tag in his pocket, probably an out-of-stater, takes a shot at a skylined buck from the road. It’s illegal, but we know it happens. He misses, shoots over the top of the deer, and the bullet’s trajectory takes it over this rise. Gravity drops the bullet down into that dip in the road just as this poor bastard is coming the other way. I’d say this guy’s number was up.”

“I’ll buy it. I’ve seen stranger things. Who is he?”

The detective answered, “DL says he’s Marcus Boykin. He’s driving on a New York license, but we have a listing for a Marcus Boykin at Star Valley Ranch. Typical summer resident.”

Satisfied that his men were conducting a thorough and proper investigation, the sheriff nodded and turned back toward his government-supplied Ford Expedition. He was the featured speaker at a Chamber of Commerce lunch at noon and he didn’t intend to be late.

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