North Carolina State crime lab generates 10,000 NIBIN leads on gun evidence
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that the North Carolina State Crime Lab reached a national milestone.
10,000 leads were generated through the National Integrated Ballistic Information (NIBIN) System.
The system helps connect unique ballistic evidence to firearms used in crimes throughout the country and helps law enforcement solve criminal investigations and make arrests.
According to the press release, the leads have helped local, state, and federal law enforcement investigate and prosecute gun-related crimes.
“This milestone is a testament to how hard our analysts at the Crime Lab work to help law enforcement solve crimes and make our state safer,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “I’m grateful for our team’s hard work, and for the committed partnership of ATF and local law enforcement.”
“The N.C. State Crime Lab was one of the first NIBIN sites established in the entire country and remains the busiest NIBIN site in the state,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge Alicia Jones. “They’ve clearly set the standard on how this system can be used to fight violent crime and we’re proud to recognize their continued success.”
Johnathan Casey Rashad Burgess was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of the murder of a 25-year-old woman in New Hanover County. The State Crime Lab’s Firearms Division conducted ballistic analysis on six 9 mm shell casings and two projectiles and confirmed that the gun that fired the bullets and killed the victim was the same gun that the Wilmington Police Department had located and seized in the defendant’s bedroom.
North Carolina’s State Crime Lab has locations in Raleigh, Edneyville, and Greensboro.
The lab examines evidence for free and tests evidence in drug chemistry, toxicology, forensic biology, firearms, latent evidence, trace evidence and digital evidence.
In the Fiscal Year 24-25, the lab received 39,638 case records for analysis.
