How to Use crime scene in a Sentence

crime scene

noun
  • At least 24 shell casings were found at the crime scene.
    Caroline Silva, ajc, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Hazard’s car, meanwhile, had been blocked off as part of the crime scene.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2023
  • Foster yells at the rookies hanging around the crime scene.
    Vulture, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The Secret Service confirmed Escalante was at a home near the crime scene in May 2019.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Police were dispatched to the crime scene at 10:11 p.m. Friday.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • When the driver pulled over in front of his home, Fierro got the information and drove back to the crime scene.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The suspect fled the crime scene on a bicycle, police said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Forensic analysis of the guns seized from the home matched one to the 9mm casings found at the crime scene in New Haven, police said.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But by noon, the crime scene had shrunk to a square of brick sidewalk on P Street NW, cordoned off with police tape.
    Alexandra Ma, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Wilmer, who had not been in police databases, came back as a match to the crime scene evidence in June, Geller said.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Investigators have said that Mixon's home was part of the crime scene.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The true-crime loving trio is back with a new murder, a new crime scene and a new list of potential suspects.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023
  • By the next day, his Rockingham Road estate had become a crime scene.
    Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Though common among gun owners, the ammunition was the same brand and caliber that was found at the crime scene.
    Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • No physical evidence tied either to the killing or the crime scene.
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The area reopened after deputies spent hours at the crime scene, but Gahler urged people walking the trail to be vigilant.
    CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Another pivotal moment centered on the black glove found at the crime scene.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Not only did Simpson’s lawyers allege that the glove found in their client’s yard that matched one found at the crime scene had been planted by a racist cop — Det.
    Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The affidavit also alleged that Kohberger was linked to the crime scene from DNA and cell phone pings.
    Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The suspect, who wasn't caught, was spotted on security video idling in front of the crime scene for about 15 minutes.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The freshman building at Stoneman Douglas has been preserved as an active crime scene since the day of the shooting.
    Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The car belonging to Mosqueda was found parked outside the apartment Cantu shared with Boettcher just over a mile from the crime scene.
    Albinson Linares, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Eight hundred acres of the Shakahola forest have been sealed off and declared a crime scene, Kindiki said.
    Rael Ombuor and Frances Vinall, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • His job in crime scene and disaster cleanup can require long and unpredictable hours.
    Sarah Kwon | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Once again, this is an active crime scene involving a homicide.
    The Oregonian, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Nienhuis said ammunition matching the gun used at the crime scene was found at Robinson’s home.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Shoaf later confessed her part in the slaying and led investigators to the crime scene.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Newsome’s attorney George Reres insisted that his client wasn’t at the crime scene.
    Grethel Aguila Miami Herald (tns), al, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Police later stopped Mohn in Fort Indiantown Gap, about 100 miles away from the crime scene, driving the car that was missing from the family home.
    Tom Winter, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Ryan alleged that a copy of Ferguson’s footprint matched the forensic evidence found at the crime scene.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023

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