Simmons' house was located in downtown Houston, within a community.
For a sniper operation, a house in the urban area has its advantages and disadvantages; the advantage is the availability of numerous high vantage points, while the disadvantage is the complex wind conditions in city environments, which are not conducive to long-range shooting.
But for Laura, any environment was the same; as long as she had a position with enough height and an unobstructed bullet trajectory, that was sufficient.
After comprehensive consideration and careful selection, the shooting position was finally set 1,450 meters away from Simmons' mansion.
Any farther would exceed Laura's shooting range, any closer would be inconvenient for early deployment and not favorable for withdrawal after the shot.
An eight-story building—this was the only usable shooting position.