sᴋʏǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴇɴɪɢᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ sᴏᴜɴᴅs, ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘʟᴏsɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴍ ʀᴜᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ’s ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ, ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛs sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇsᴏᴜɴᴅs.ᴏʀɢ.
ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʙᴀʀɪsᴀʟ ɢᴜɴs; ɪɴ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴍɪɴᴀʀɪ; ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴛʜᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟɢɪᴜᴍ ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍɪsᴛᴘᴏᴇғғᴇʀs; ɪɴ ɪᴛᴀʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɢᴏɴɪ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅʟʏ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴀᴋᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜɪʟɪᴘᴘɪɴᴇs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴛᴜᴍʙᴏs.
ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪʀᴀɴ, ᴀᴜsᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀ, ɪʀᴇʟᴀɴᴅ, sᴄᴏᴛʟᴀɴᴅ, ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ sɪᴛᴇs ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs’ ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴄᴏᴀsᴛ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏғғsʜᴏʀᴇ.
ɪɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀᴏʟɪɴᴀ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡs ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪʙʀᴀᴛᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢs, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ʟᴀᴋᴇ ɢᴜɴs ᴏʀ sᴇɴᴇᴄᴀ ɢᴜɴs, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴇɴᴇᴄᴀ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴏʀᴋ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ ᴊᴀᴍᴇs ғᴇɴɪᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇs ɪɴ ʜɪs 𝟷𝟾𝟻𝟶 sʜᴏʀᴛ sᴛᴏʀʏ “ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ɢᴜɴ” ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ’s ᴏᴍɪɴᴏᴜs ʙᴏᴏᴍɪɴɢ sᴏᴜɴᴅs.
“ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʀᴛɪʟʟᴇʀʏ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ʙʏ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ʟᴀᴡs ᴏғ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ,” ᴄᴏᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴡʀᴏᴛᴇ. “ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛ ɪs ᴅᴇᴇᴘ, ʜᴏʟʟᴏᴡ, ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴘᴏsɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪʟʟs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sᴇɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇs ᴏғ ɪᴛs ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇᴘʟʏ.”
ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ sᴋʏǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs?
sᴋʏǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀs sᴏᴜɴᴅs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ sᴛᴏʀᴍs ᴏʀ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs, ǫᴜᴀʀʀʏ ʙʟᴀsᴛs ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪsᴇs, ʏᴇᴛ ɴᴏ sᴀᴛɪsғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ᴇxɪsᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴏɪsᴇs.
ɴᴏᴡ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴏғ sᴇɪsᴍᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀᴏʟɪɴᴀ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘʀᴇʟɪᴍɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ɴᴀʀʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀɪᴇs.
ᴛʜᴇ sᴄɪᴇɴᴛɪsᴛs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜsᴄᴏᴘᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀʀʀᴀʏ, ᴀ ᴍᴏʙɪʟᴇ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏғ 𝟺𝟶𝟶 ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀɪᴄ sᴇɴsᴏʀs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇɪsᴍᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜs, ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴʏ sᴇɪsᴍɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀᴏʟɪɴᴀ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟹 ᴀɴᴅ 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟻, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ɴᴇᴡs ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴏᴜs sᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴏʀ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴀ.
“ᴡᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ɴᴇᴡs ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs, ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʟᴏɢ ᴏғ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇɴᴇᴄᴀ ɢᴜɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴠᴇʀɪғʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟ sᴇɪsᴍᴏ-ᴀᴄᴏᴜsᴛɪᴄ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ,” sᴀɪᴅ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴇʟɪ ʙɪʀᴅ, ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏɪɴɢ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ.
ᴛᴡᴏ sᴇɴsᴏʀs ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅᴇᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴜɴᴜsᴜᴀʟ sɪɢɴᴀʟs, ᴠᴀʀʏɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 𝟷 sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ 𝟷𝟶 sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅs, ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴄᴀᴘᴇ ғᴇᴀʀ ɪɴ ᴄᴀʀᴏʟɪɴᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ, ɴᴄ. ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴄɪᴇɴᴛɪsᴛs ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀɴʏ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs, ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ʀᴜʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴍs.
ᴀʀᴇ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ʙᴏᴏᴍs ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀɪᴄ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ?
“ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ, ᴡᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀɪᴄ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ — ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ’s ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴇɪsᴍɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ, ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ᴀssᴜᴍɪɴɢ ɪᴛ’s ᴘʀᴏᴘᴀɢᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ,” ʙɪʀᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs. “ᴘʀᴇsᴜᴍᴀʙʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴍɪɴɢ sᴏᴜɴᴅs.”
ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀɪᴄ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ʙᴏʟɪᴅᴇs ᴇxᴘʟᴏᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏғ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴀᴍᴘʟɪғɪᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀɪᴄ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴀ. ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀʏ ʙᴏᴏᴍs ʜᴀᴠᴇ, ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs, ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴏɴɪᴄ ʙᴏᴏᴍs ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇs ʙʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ʙᴀʀʀɪᴇʀ.
ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀs ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴀʀʀᴀʏ ᴏғ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀɪᴄ ᴍɪᴄʀᴏᴘʜᴏɴᴇs ᴏɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ, ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀᴛᴇ.
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