今天的洛杉磯時報則報導說,到目前為止,李昌鈺獲致兩項結論。第一,此案不是反對黨「意圖暗殺」,因為「子彈口徑太弱,無法保證致命(the caliber of the bullet was too weak to ensure fatal results)」。第二,由子彈軌跡看來,不是陳總統自己開槍(the president did not shoot himself because the trajectory of the bullet would have made such a feat impossible)。