respond to the post below using references throughout post...... The DC Sniper case was deemed as multijurisdictional because the shootings spanned across Maryland, Washington D.C, and Virginia. This means that each district had its police department and its own laws to follow per incident. A wide range of local, state and federal law enforcement was involved during this case. All of these agencies had to work closely together and communicate very well as these shootings were being handled differently depending on what state and county they happened in. Another reason why the DC Sniper case was a multijurisdictional incident was because of the bullets found in all the shootings. The sniper continued to use the same gun each shooting, which turned out to be a Bushmaster rifle