BROOKHAVEN, Ga. - When Brookhaven Police investigators collect guns and shell casings from crime scenes, they can now use that evidence to identify links to other shootings in Brookhaven and other jurisdictions.

What we know:

The Brookhaven Police Department is one of the few local agencies that uses the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network database, run by the ATF.

Brookhaven just started using the technology in April, and they've already developed dozens of leads, including linking a homicide in Brookhaven to an Aggravated Assault case in Norcross. This week the department was recognized by the ATF for its work.

When a gun is recovered from a crime scene, Brookhaven Police investigators will test fire it. That show will leave unique, microscopic marks on the shell cas

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