Police Seek Public’s Help in Freeway Gun Murder

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• According to the GoFundMe page set up by Agpawa's family, the victim was driving to work when the homicide occurred. "Details about how paramedics and police could have missed that Agpawa had been shot in the head while on scene were unavailable from the medical examiner’s office and CHP." There's a good chance bias and complacency led CHP to pre-determine the incident was another street racing crash, that bias probably contributed to responding EMS not looking at everything. Since it was an incident on 280 at De Anza Blvd, it's likely Santa Clara County Fire and/or Sunnyvale DPS responded with EMS-level staff, not advanced-trained Paramedics. A Paramedic would have looked closer at the head trauma. Hopefully, law enforcement resources are looking at electronic data from cell towers to try and identify who was on that stretch of highway at the same time.

• Thanks RJ the family would like closer on this act of violence to a husband father son brother and an all around good guy

• RJ - family member here and thank you for your comment. Is it possible to connect directly to discuss further? Appreciated your insight and seeking any help we can to get some answers. TY

• RKA: I won't meet personally. The family should become familiar with these facts and ask the following questions...
  Facts
  • Concussions that could render someone unconscious happen when the brain collides with the inside of one’s skull at 90-100 g-force.
  • A 115-grain 9mm projectile (bullet) produces between 10,000 and 20,000 g-force depending on the firearm discharged from, the distance traveled, and the type of material it strikes. 9mm is the most common bullet type, not necessarily what was used in this homicide. https://codmansurgical.integralife.com/3-ballistics-factors-that-impact-severity-of-penetrating-brain-injury/
  • Upon finding an unconscious person, a properly trained and unobstructed Paramedic would have searched and stabilized the head and neck areas of the patient. Unconscious means unable to respond but still breathing and with a pulse.
  • Regardless if a bullet exits the skull or remains in the cranium, there would have been significant fluid and impact evidence upon proper inspection of a victim’s head https://webpath.med.utah.edu/FORHTML/FOR039.html#:~:text=There%20may%20be%20no%20exit%20wound%20at,converted%20to%20tissue%20damage%20and%20not%20exit
  One could argue that given all auto impact observations, distinguishing on scene the difference between head deformities from a blunt force injury versus a bullet injury would be difficult. However, if a bullet did enter the victim's cranium, in all likelihood he would not have just been unconscious, he would have been dead.
  At that point, the scene should have been cordoned off and examined as a potential homicide, not cleared as a vehicle accident.

• RJ: While you raise some interesting questions, I’m not sure they are questions that are helpful to the family in trying to find the person(s) responsible for this murder.

  I’m interested in what made you revisit this article and the comment section.

• RJ id also like to know when a victim that has a entrance wound to his forehead and a exit wound left backside how would anyone know it wasn't a gunshot wound why wouldn't they shut the freeway down how would the Stanford hospital have no medical records of Mr Agpawa why wouldn't the CHP not release information that could of helped the case like after of 2small children husband going to work or a Prius with over 220,000 miles racing not likely or a bullet not being found with no broken windows or bullet holes in the car single shot they said most likely from a revolver forehead entry left rear exit wound or the detectives releasing the car only to find out the DA hasn't released the car and has up to 30 days before release no shot spotter no flock cameras no cell tower triangulation no suspects no real witnesses no one stopped for a crash victim it all seems fishy

• RJ id also like to know when a victim that has a entrance wound to his forehead and a exit wound left backside how would anyone know it wasn't a gunshot wound why wouldn't they shut the freeway down how would the Stanford hospital have no medical records of Mr Agpawa why wouldn't the CHP not release information that could of helped the case like after of 2small children husband going to work or a Prius with over 220,000 miles racing not likely or a bullet not being found with no broken windows or bullet holes in the car single shot they said most likely from a revolver forehead entry left rear exit wound or the detectives releasing the car only to find out the DA hasn't released the car and has up to 30 days before release no shot spotter no flock cameras no cell tower triangulation no suspects no real witnesses no one stopped for a crash victim it all seems fishy

• Keoki, you asked four questions and made about half a dozen observations I can’t answer. However, two bits might give you answers.
  1. “They said most likely from a revolver.” By ‘they’ I take it you mean law enforcement. If forensics has the projectile (bullet), then they’ve probably examined and observed what are known as Skid Marks. Here’s a resource: https://nij.ojp.gov/nij-hosted-online-training-courses/firearms-examiner-training/module-10/effects-firing
  2. “exit wound left backside how would anyone know it wasn’t a gunshot wound?” An exit wound can only be made by an object first impaling (entry) the skull. I would question what automobile part is so small that it could detach from the structure and impale someone’s skull at such a high velocity? Steering wheel, spare tire, lug wrench? All seem highly improbable. If emergency services personnel didn’t simply dismiss the accident as a ‘run of the mill’ crash, an experienced and well-trained Paramedic and crash scene investigator should have asked the same questions. What part of the vehicle or non-vehicle object impaled and instantly killed the deceased?
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  @JJ, unless the killer(s) revealed their actions to others, no one outside of law enforcement can help locate the killer. That’s not what I’m trying to do.
  “I’m interested in what made you revisit this article and the comment section.” I suppose it is the same curiosity that is causing you to revisit and read this response right now.