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01-19-2025, 09:44 AM
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Re: Off-Duty Police Officer's Body Disfigured After Being Shot Multiple Times
While this looks especially gruesome, I don't believe it took an exceptionally large round. I believe that most assault rifles could do the same thing under the similar conditions. There are a couple of things about this scene that are somewhat unique. While the holes in the side window may appear to be larger than expected, but I don't think this was due to the diameter of the round. I believe this occurred because the window was partially lowered. This would have increased the amount vibration and altered the dissipation of kinetic energy as the bullet passed through safety glass. It's the bullet holes in the metal that tell the real story. They are smaller, follow the same basic trajectory, and had enough kinetic energy to exit the passenger door at roughly the same height above the seat. Second, his orientation in the vehicle made it possible for this stream of high velocity rounds to inflict extensive soft tissue damage. Most of the larger wounds were probably sustained after he was laying across the seat. This position made it possible for many rounds to travel considerable distances through his torso without hitting larger bones. The pressure wave created by a high velocity round going through soft tissue with little resistance could easily rip away large chunks of flesh. My theory is that he took a round or two through the window first, fell across the seat, then took multiple rounds through the door as the shooter approached. |