On May 11, 2019, at around 1:53 am, police responded to a 9-1-1 call for a shooting that occurred in the 2000 block of Plow Lane, Chesapeake, VA, 23324.

Upon arrival, officers located a victim, later identified as 34-year-old Jarmel Perkins, lying on the street where he had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Initial investigation by the responding officers revealed that there had been a large house party nearby.

When the victim arrived at the party, an argument turned deadly. You are the detective assigned to this case. You have been called to the scene; what do you do?

• command and control operations
• handling of the media
• witness/suspect/complainant interviews or interrogations (including a discussion of whether an interview or an interrogation would be appropriate for each and why).