Modern forensic case

Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution
March 9, 2016
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interior view of gunshot wound
Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution

Interior view of a perimortem gunshot wound to the left parietal (cranium). The internally-beveled opening is circular with three radiating fractures extending away from the open. A triangular-shaped flap of bone is missing on the anterior (ventral) side. Fatal gun shot wound, modern forensic case.