No, it can't be, Moore shook his head. Such cases only happen in cheap drama. But maybe ...
Paul Denning turned to the direction of a boy who found the body.
"Poor boy," he said with real sympathy in his voice. "He will remember this birthday for the rest of his life. He wanted to follow his father's footsteps to become a doctor, but now ... "
The criminal pathologist signaled and the paramedics put the girl's body on a stretcher and carried it to the ambulance.
"Lieutenant, maybe I will go and question witnesses?" Denning asked eagerly. The yang police officer was full of enthusiasm and passion, but most of all he knew his job.
"Okay," Sullivan agreed. "Oh! Wait! I have a question."
"Yes?" Denning, who had already turned to leave, stopped.
"Have you ever been injured on duty?"