Journal Published Online: 01 July 1987
Volume 32, Issue 4

Suicide by Air Rifle and Shotgun

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

We report the case of a 39-year old white male who committed suicide by shooting himself with an air rifle and a shotgun. The ballistics of air guns and rifles, with particular reference to the Sheridan air rifle, are reviewed. Only two cases of multiple firearm suicide have been reported; both involved simultaneously fired handguns. Ours is the first case, to our knowledge, of an air rifle and a shotgun used in sequence to commit suicide.

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Cohle, SD
Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids, MI
Pickelman, J
Michigan State Police Crime Laboratory, Grand Rapids, MI
Connolly, JT
Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids, MI
Bauserman, SC
Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids, MI
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Stock #: JFS12425J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12425J