Firearm fatalities

✍ Scribed by David Rouse; Louise Dunn

• Book ID: 103902209
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 570 KB
• Volume: 56
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0379-0738
• DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(92)90147-o

✦ Synopsis

One hundred and twenty eight cases of shooting fatalities were investigated during an 11-year period. Of these 57% were homicidal shootings with 34% suicidal in nature. Only two suicidal fatalities were female. Analysis of the sites of entrance wounds confirmed the 'sites of election' in suicidal shootings, whilst homicidal wounds showed a much wider distribution. Multiple entrance wounds were seen in 42% of homicidal shootings. Injuries to hands were seen in 7 homicidal fatalities.