By YOLANDA WALKER / WFAA ABC 8
A new piece of technology can reveal fingerprints at crime scenes that are invisible to the naked eye, and it helped police identify a man wanted for the murder of a convenience store owner nearly three years after the crime took place in the 3000 block of Mansfield Highway.
The family of the murder victim donated $16,000 to the Fort Worth Police Department to buy KrimeSite Imager to be used in his honor.
A convenience store was once Satish Sharma's livelihood, yet it was also the place where his life was taken.
Sharma was beaten to death at the store in October of 2002, which dealt a serious blow to his family.
"Just a very social and outgoing guy with a very good sense of humor and I think that is a lot of what we miss about him," said Dr. Jivesh Sharma.
While it took police three years to find a suspect in his murder, it could have been done faster with the KrimeSite Imager sooner.
"We just hope that other families in similar circumstances would have the benefit of having a higher likelihood of getting answers to their concerns and their questions," Sharma said.
The technology uses reflected ultraviolent imaging to scan for fingerprints invisible to the naked eye without dusting or powder.
"What we used to do the old traditional way, the only way we could see it is put some powder on it," said Officer Kyle Sullivan, Fort Worth Police Department. "But this way with no powder, we can photograph it before we even touch it."
The Fort Worth Police Department has only had the equipment a month, but they have already been able to use it on a few burglaries.
"I think that any tools that can help speed up that process for families and shorten that time, that's something that is valuable," Sharma said.
New technology tracks murder suspect
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