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Google Earth Map Placing the Muzzle Blast

Three dimensional Google Earth view of a campus plaza with coloured trajectory lines radiating from a red pin labelled MUZZLE BLAST and blue pins labelled with image file numbers

What This Image Shows

A three-dimensional Google Earth capture of the campus plaza, with the terraced lawns, walkways, water feature, and surrounding buildings visible. Coloured lines in red, purple, and green radiate from a central red pin labelled MUZZLE BLAST. An orange pin is labelled CK, and blue pins are labelled with source file names — IMG_9820, IMG_2201, IMG_6368. The coordinate bar reads 40 degrees 16 minutes north, 111 degrees 42 minutes west, elevation 4627 feet.

The file naming is the useful part. Rather than describing the sources in prose, the analyst has pinned each individual phone video to the spot it was shot from, so anyone with the same clips can reproduce the geometry. The lines from the muzzle-blast pin are the sight lines and propagation paths to each of those positions.

Where the muzzle-blast pin sits is of course the conclusion rather than an input, and it is the point in dispute — the state places the shot on the Losee Center rooftop, and several independent analysts place it lower and closer. The coordinates make the claim checkable against the campus, which is more than most of this material offers. See Shooting Locations, Losee Center, and Acoustic Two-Event Split.

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