Ballistics Expert Kevin Wright Testifies at Uvalde School Shooting Trial

Ballistics Analysis of Robb Elementary

• 🎯 Kevin Wright, a ballistics expert, presented his findings from Robb Elementary, focusing on bullet trajectory and defects.
• 🔬 Exhibits included diagrams and photographs of classrooms 108 and 104, detailing bullet paths and impacts.
• 💡 In classroom 108, flight path rods were used to trace bullets entering through a wall from an adjacent room (102) and exiting through a window.
• 💥 A deformed bullet, appearing to be a lead core without a jacket, was recovered from the window sill in classroom 108.
• ⚠️ In classroom 104, shattered glass and bullet defects were observed in the window and window frame, with trajectory rods indicating entry from outside.

Classroom 104 Window and Frame Analysis

• 🖼️ Photographs showed a removed window frame in classroom 104, which had to be replaced for documentation.
• 🔍 Bullet defects in the window frame indicated the direction of travel was from outside to inside.
• 🧱 Bullet defects were also found on the wall and ceiling inside classroom 104, consistent with projectiles entering from the window.
• 🧩 Evidence markers identified potential bullet fragments or shrapnel on the floor and desks within classroom 104.

Room 105 and Hallway Findings

• 🚪 In room 105, a bullet defect was observed in the wall adjacent to the hallway, with trajectory analysis suggesting the bullet originated from inside the building (hallway).
• 💥 This was contrasted with other rooms where defects clearly indicated entry from outside.
• 🧱 Bullet defects were also noted in the hallway outside room 105, with trajectory rods showing travel from the classroom into the hallway.

Expert Testimony and Legal Considerations

• ⚖️ Wright, a Texas Ranger, detailed his training in crime scene investigation and shooting reconstruction.
• 🤔 He acknowledged that trajectory analysis involves educated guesses and that bullets can behave unpredictably.
• 🧐 The defense questioned the certainty of trajectory analysis, highlighting variables like weapon hold and environmental factors.
• ❓ The testimony addressed the difference between cover and concealment, and the potential for echoes to distort the perceived location of a shooter.
• 🚫 Wright confirmed he did not collect evidence of gunfire at the playground or pavilion, nor did he hear of any such evidence being collected.