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Atypical Suicide by Submachine Gun.

Martin Kolopp¹, Alain Blum², Marc-Antoine Leupold¹

¹Service de Médecine Légale, CHRU Nancy, Nancy, F-54 000 postal, France.

Journal of Forensic Sciences

|August 26, 2018

Summary

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Multiple gunshot wounds in suicide cases are suspicious. This case highlights how an automatic weapon can cause multiple entrance wounds, even after a fatal shot, complicating suicide versus homicide determination.

Keywords:

automatic rifle firearms forensic pathology forensic sciences gunshot wounds multiple wounds suicide

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Area of Science:

Forensic Pathology
Ballistics

Background:

Multiple entrance wounds in potential suicide cases raise suspicion of homicide.
Distinguishing between suicide and homicide is crucial in forensic investigations.

Observation:

A case of a male suicide victim with three submachine gun entrance wounds to the chest and skull is presented.
The initial shot to the precordium caused a lethal lesion of the proximal aorta.

Findings:

The submachine gun's characteristics and wound patterns explain the three entrance wounds despite a fatal initial shot.
Unlike typical suicides with non-lethal first shots, this case involved an automatic weapon.

Implications:

This case underscores the importance of considering weapon type in evaluating multiple gunshot wounds.
Forensic and criminalistics analyses are vital for accurate determination in complex suicide scenarios involving automatic firearms.