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  • Title: Suicide with two shots to the head inflicted by a captive-bolt gun.
    Author: Fanton L, Karger B.
    Journal: J Forensic Leg Med; 2012 Feb; 19(2):90-3. PubMed ID: 22281217.
    Abstract:
    An exceptional case of suicide with two shots to the head inflicted by a captive-bolt gun is reported here. The pathophysiology observed, and related literature, indicate that the capacity of the victim to fire a second shot depended on the depth of skull penetration by the first shot and the extent of damage to nerve structures. In this case, an ante mortem multi-detector computed tomography was possible. From discussion with the radiologist and a 3D reconstruction, the two-shot suicide scenario could be confirmed.
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