Cpl Noonan noted in the 1 Commando log that he heard gunshots at 20:14 hours.280 One other element tends to refute the contention of Capt Rainville and Sgt Plante that the Somalis got into the wire at the Helicopter compound: the absence of any cuts or marks from razor wire on either Mr. Abdi or Mr. aruush . When he saw the wounded man, Mr. Abdi, after the shooting, Cpl Favasoli did not notice razor or barbed wire cuts on his body.281 Likewise Sgt Groves, commander of the Quick Reaction Force that night, did not see cuts from razor wire or tears in the clothing of Mr. Aruush, the man who died in the incident,282 nor did Cpl Mountain, the medic who came to the scene with the ambulance.283 WO Ashman, a medical assistant at Unit Medical Services, where the shooting victims were taken, saw no signs of fresh cuts from razor or barbed wire on either man.284 The attending surgeon, Maj Armstrong, also saw no evidence of fresh cuts on either man.285 Moreover, the evidence of a variety of witnesses indicates that both men were still wearing a shirt of some sort at the time.286 According to WO Marsh, no shirt or jacket was found near the Helicopter compound.287 If the Somalis were under the wire and had to exit hastily, as claimed by Capt Rainville and Sgt Plante, the likelihood of fresh razor wire cuts would be great.
172. Le fait qu'ils se soient comportés ou non comme des voleurs est également remis en question, car, selon le cplc Countway, le cplc Roch Leclerc et, par la suite le sgt Plante, lorsqu'on a repéré les Somaliens la première fois, on ne les a pas arrêtés immédiatement parce qu'ils n 'avaient rien fait de répréhensible et que leur comportement n'était pas suspect.