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- Title
Determined to Die! Ability to Act Following Multiple Self-inflicted Gunshot Wounds to the Head. The Cook County Office of Medical Examiner Experience (2005-2012) and Review of Literature.
- Authors
Arunkumar, Ponni; Maiese, Aniello; Bolino, Giorgio; Gitto, Lorenzo
- Abstract
Cases of multiple (considered 2+) self-inflicted gunshot wounds are a rarity and require careful examination of the scene of occurrence; thorough consideration of the decedent's psychiatric, medical, and social histories; and accurate postmortem documentation of the gunshot wounds. We present a series of four cases of multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office between 2005 and 2012 including the first case report of suicide involving eight gunshot wounds to the head. In addition, a review of the literature concerning multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head is performed. The majority of reported cases document two gunshot entrance wound defects. Temporal regions are the most common affected regions (especially the right and left temples). Determining the capability to act following a gunshot wound to the head is necessary in crime scene reconstruction and in differentiation between homicide and suicide.
- Subjects
COOK County (Ill.); GUNSHOT wounds; HEAD injuries; MEDICAL examiners (Law); AUTOPSY; HOMICIDE; SUICIDE
- Publication
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2015, Vol 60, Issue 5, p1373
- ISSN
0022-1198
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1556-4029.12780