VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — On Tuesday, News 3 took a close look at some new tools and technology the Virginia Beach Police Department is using to solve crimes, including shootings, even faster.

Inside the department's Special Operations building is a new room used to test-fire guns that have been used in a crime, particularly those where a suspect may still be at large.

"In a case where we don't know who the suspects are, this helps point us in a direction that needs some context associated with it, but it at least gives us a direction to head," said Dade Chisler of the Forensic Unit at VBPD.

Once a gun is fired, the bullet casing is taken, examined under a microscope, and placed in a database managed by the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. This database is used by police d

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