Even if well-intentioned, bystanders with guns could accidentally strike an innocent person or, if they engage in gunfire, confuse law enforcement about the perpetrator’s identity, Fridel explains.

Source: https://time.com/6249944/monterey-park-mass-shooting-brandon-tsay/

Investigators typically would compare DNA from a crime scene to a suspect’s, or enter it into a national database to try and find a match – but if there’s no match, the perpetrator’s identity might remain unknown.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/09/06/investigative-genetic-genealogy-leads-police-to-a-suspect-in-series-of-california-kidnappings-and-sexual-assaults/

Most property insurance policies have a war exclusion, and that’s why the perpetrator’s identity matters so much.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/20/insurance-agencies-nord-stream-explosions/

“That perpetrator’s out 48 hours later, in the same hunting grounds, outside on our blocks.

Source: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/04/14/owner-of-property-outside-calgary-where-alleged-sex-assaults-took-place-said-tenant-was-looking-for-a-fight.html