In the movies and on television, you always see the professional hitperson staking out a location from an upper level room or bulding roof and taking out his target with a high-powered rifle. Are there any news reports of mysterious rifle assassinations? I guess there was JFK way back when but, ignoring the conspiracy theorists, we caught the guy. And there was that attempt on the pope back in the 80’s but that turned out to be a loon as well. Anyone know if there’s ever been a documented account of a unsolved rifle assasination?
I’ve never heard of any (even the DC sniper wasn’t a mystery for too long) but considering the capabilities of some rifles, I wouldn’t be surprised. I have heard that some .50 caliber rifles are capable of hitting a target a mile away. With the right optics and environmental conditions, a sniper could nail a VIP giving a speech or some similar activity while possibly being outside a security radius, and thus able to make his getaway with a one mile head start.