Джонатан Франзен – The Laughing Policeman (страница 8)
Q: How many were in the bus?
A: Eight.
Q: Were they all dead?
A: Yes.
Q: How had they died?
A: It's too soon yet to say.
Q: Was their death caused by external violence?
A: Probably.
Q: What do you mean by probably?
A: Exactly what I say.
Q: Were there any signs of shooting?
A: Yes.
Q: So all these people had been shot dead?
A: Probably.
Q: So it's really a question of mass murder?
A: Yes.
Q: Have you found the murder weapon?
A: No.
Q: Have the police detained anyone yet?
A: No.
Q: Are there any traces or clues that point to one particular person?
A: No.
Q: Were the murders committed by one and the same person?
A: Don't know.
Q: Is there anything to indicate that more than one person killed these eight people?
A: No.
Q: How could one single person kill eight people in a bus before anyone had time to resist?
A: Don't know.
Q: Were the shots fired by someone inside the bus or did they come from outside?
A: They did not come from outside.
Q: How do you know?
A: The windowpanes that were damaged had been fired at from inside.
Q: What kind of weapon had the murderer used?
A: Don't know.
Q: It must surely have been a machine gun or a submachine gun?
A: No comment.
Q: Was the bus standing still when the murders were committed or was it moving?
A: Don't know.
Q: Doesn't the position in which the bus was found indicate that the shooting took place while it was in movement and that it then mounted the pavement?
A: Yes.
Q: Did the police dogs get a scent?
A: It was raining.
Q: It was a doubledecker bus, wasn't it?
A: Yes.
Q: Where were the bodies found? On the upper or lower deck?
A: On the lower one.
Q: All eight?
A: Yes.
Q: Have the victims been identified?
A: No.
Q: Has any of them been identified?
A: Yes.
Q: Who? The driver?
A: No. A policeman.
Q: A policeman? Can we have his name?
A: Yes. Detective Sub-inspector Åke Stenström.
Q: Stenström? From the homicide squad?
A: Yes.
A couple of the reporters tried to push towards the door, but Gunvald Larsson again put up his hand.
‘No running back and forth, if you don't mind,’ he said. ‘Any more questions?’
Q: Was Inspector Strenström one of the passengers in the bus?
A: He wasn't driving at any rate.
Q: Do you consider he was there just by chance?
A: Don't know.
Q: The question was put to you personally. Do you consider it a mere chance that one of the victims is a man from the CID?