[hermantheshocker]

I don't have the specific backstory on this case but here's some general context about these types of injuries. Image upscaled to the Moon.



Shotgun pellets are poor ballistically because being round they present more surface area increasing drag. At close range, the shotgun is the most formidable and destructive of all small arms. For birdshot and buckshot loads, the severity and lethality of a shotgun wound depends on the number of pellets that enter the body, the organs struck by the pellets, and the amount of tissue destruction. Typically, these wounds are jagged, irregular lacerations with everted edges and bone fragments under the skin.



In the head, neck, and limbs, shotgun exit wounds can be ragged and very large, with extensive tissue damage. In a suicide where the gun has been placed in the mouth, there will be significant disruption of the head, and brain may be expelled, the so-called “burst head” effect.



The head is the most common location for a suicidal shotgun wound (74%), followed by the chest (20%) and then the abdomen (6%). In head wounds, the most common location was intraoral (50%), followed by under the chin (19%); side of head, including parietal and temporal wounds (15%); and the face, including the forehead (13%).



In the case of homicides, 59% occurred at a distant range, 21% occurred at an inter-mediate range, and 8% were at contact range. There was not a significant most common location for homicidal shotgun wounds, though the head, chest, and multiple locations all occurred about 25% of the time, representing the three most common locations. The most common locations of wounds to the head were face, including forehead (37%), and the side of the head, including parietal and temporal wounds (23%). (Molina et al. 2007).

Shotguns differ from rifles and handguns in construction, ammunition, ballistics, and use. Rifles and handguns fire a single projectile down a rifled barrel. Shotguns have a smooth bore. Although they can fire a single projectile, they are usually employed to fire multiple pellets. Rifled shotgun barrels, intended for use with slugs, are available. Shotguns may be autoloaders, pump (slide action), over/under, side-by-side, bolt action, or single shot. Some shotguns usually intended for military and/or police use convert from semiautomatic to pump action and back as the user desires.
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[Sa Bal]

Damn thats so much info my head feels it's gonna explode thanks!

[northernlights]

Everything looks so gooey.

[SimoneFlen']

Jesus! Too graphic for me!

On a side note, it's a shame to see that you're now posting on CDG.

[William May]

Originally Posted by Sa Bal ↗

Damn thats so much info my head feels it's gonna explode thanks!

You mean, like you had a shotgun in your mouth?

[hermantheshocker]

Originally Posted by Simone ↗

Jesus! Too graphic for me!

On a side note, it's a shame to see that you're now posting on CDG.

I’m just testing it out after being asked to post there, haven’t decided if I’ll be a regular. I did ask Chris and it’s fine. Idk what the drama is about but I’m no part of it.

[Pyramid_Head]

Pictures so clear I can almost taste it.

[Noir666]

so professionally delivered. neat.

[SimoneFlen']

Originally Posted by hermantheshocker ↗

I’m just testing it out after being asked to post there, haven’t decided if I’ll be a regular. I did ask Chris and it’s fine. Idk what the drama is about but I’m no part of it.

Of course, you can post wherever you like, but keep in mind that it's a necro site. The members there are sick + twisted. The comments on that site are absolutely shocking, disturbing + sickening.

Sorry, I didn't mean to de-rail your thread, just know what type of site you're dealing with there.

[Karma]

Originally Posted by Simone ↗

Jesus! Too graphic for me!

On a side note, it's a shame to see that you're now posting on CDG.

As long as he keeps posting here then I’m happy. Both of you please continue.