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Prolonged activity after an ultimately fatal gunshot wound to the heart: case report
P Juvin1, F Brion, F Teissière
1Service de Médecine Légale, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France.
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
|April 20, 1999
Abstract:
In this article, we describe an unusual case of suicide involving a gunshot wound to the left ventricle. The victim engaged in premortem activity that was both prolonged and methodical. This report stresses the importance of a complete investigation to distinguish such case from an homicide.