![Two students stand beside the burned out remains of a car that had a bomb explode inside of it.](https://blog.oneill.indianapolis.iu.edu/files/2018/04/IMG_7129-min.jpg)
For more than a decade, retired IMPD Sgt. Stephen Davis, a member of O’Neill’s adjunct faculty, has given students an experience many people will never have: being on the scene of a bombing and investigating the aftermath. This year, he’ll bring the learnings to life on June 2 and 16 at the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office during the summer 2023 session.
In previous years, the IMPD Bomb Squad, Indianapolis Fire Department, and members from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was already on the scene when students arrived.
“Safety is always first,” Davis says.
Each group of students arrived on-scene with a 25-gallon tub filled with the tools they’ll need for their next project: a tarp, a camera, some sketch pads, and a police report. They’re learning how to investigate a bombing.