Forensic Pathology for Police - Brainshare Public Online Library

374 13 Gunshot Wound Deaths
Disc Image 13.20 Contact wound of the chest, with associated pink-red discoloration
surrounding the wound.
Disc Image 13.21 Intraoral gunshot wound of the roof of the mouth, as viewed via
a mirror that has been inserted into the open mouth. Note the muzzle imprint and
soot deposition.
Disc Image 13.22 Multiple lip lacerations associated with an intraoral suicidal
gunshot wound.
Disc Image 13.23 Another example of a close-range gunshot entrance wound, with
soot and stippling.
Disc Image 13.24 Another close-range gunshot entrance wound.
Disc Image 13.25 An article of clothing demonstrating soot deposition.
Disc Image 13.26 An article of clothing demonstrating gunpowder deposition.
Disc Image 13.27 Another example of a medium (intermediate)-range gunshot
entrance wound.
Disc Image 13.28 A medium-range gunshot wound where much of the gunpowder
stippling has been blocked by hair (which has been shaved at autopsy).
Disc Image 13.29 Five examples of different gunpowder types from five different
cartridges.
Disc Image 13.30 Dark discoloration of the margins of an entrance wound caused
by postmortem drying. This can be misinterpreted as soot.
Disc Image 13.31 Another example of a non-contact gunshot entrance wound, with
drying of the marginal abrasion.
Disc Image 13.32 An example of a gunshot entrance wound with surrounding
stipple marks produced by fragments of an interposed target. Note the
atypical appearance of the entrance wound, characteristic of a wound caused
by a projectile that has struck an interposed target prior to hitting the
body.
Disc Image 13.33 An example of a slit-like gunshot exit wound.
Disc Image 13.34 An example of a comma-shaped gunshot exit wound.
Disc Image 13.35 An angled gunshot entrance wound (left) adjacent to an unrelated
gunshot exit wound (right). Note the presence of a marginal abrasion in the
entrance wound and the absence in the exit wound.
Disc Image 13.36 An area of subcutaneous hemorrhage indicating the location of a
subcutaneous bullet.
Disc Image 13.37 Another example of a graze gunshot wound. In this case, the
direction of travel of the bullet was from right to left in the photograph.
Disc Image 13.38 An L-shaped cylinder-barrel gap mark.
Disc Image 13.39 An injury on the hand of a shooter, caused by the slide of a
semi-automatic pistol.
Disc Image 13.40 A distant range, high-velocity entrance wound of the scalp, with
relatively extensive marginal lacerations.
Disc Image 13.41 A high-velocity rifle wound injury complex of the legs. The small
entrance wound is just visible on the outside edge of the right thigh (left side of
photo). The large exit wound involves the inner aspect of the right thigh. Finally,