ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1981
Page Count: 8

Wounding Characteristics of “Shotshell” Ammunition: A Report of Three Cases
Campbell, B
Medical technologist, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, Ohio

Balraj, E
Deputy coroner, Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), Ohio

Adelson, L
Chief deputy coroner, Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), Ohio

Fransioli, M
Deputy coroner, Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), Ohio

Zumwalt, RE
Assistant professor of pathology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio

(Received 30 April 1980; accepted 16 May 1980)

Abstract

Wounds caused by “shotshells” in three homicides are presented. Characteristics of shotshell ammunition based on test firings of 38 Special shotshells are detailed. Differences between shotshell wounds and shotgun wounds may include pattern spread, number of pellet defects, and defects caused by the shotshell wadding and plastic capsule.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, ballistics, wound ballistics

Paper ID: JFS11349J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11349J
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