ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 7

Fatal Injuries Caused by Guns Using Shotshell: Case Reports and Ballistic Studies
Alengrin, D
Assistant Physician, Service of Forensic Medecine, Rangueil University Hospital,

Rougé, D
Lecturer, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse and Attending Physician, Service of Forensic Medecine, Rangueil University Hospital,

Marril, G
Head of the Ballistics Department, Police Scientific Laboratory,

Arbus, L
Head of Department, Service of Forensic Medecine, Rangueil University Hospital,

Telmon, N
Registrar, Service of Forensic Medecine, Rangueil University Hospital,

Bras, P-M
Assistant Physician, Service of Forensic Medecine, Rangueil University Hospital,

(Received 19 July 1993; accepted 8 October 1993)

Abstract

The authors present six cases of homicide and suicide in which the weapon involved was a handgun using shotshell. The injuries caused are described and the ballistic characteristics of the weapons are studied. Such weapons, which are relatively easy to obtain, are not as innocuous as they may appear, since they may be modified either by changing the barrel or by removal of the device inside the barrel which is intended to prevent the firing of solid slugs.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, ballistics, shotshell, fatal injury

Paper ID: JFS13642J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13642J
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