Single gunshots with multiple entrances.
Single gunshots can cause multiple entrance wounds, almost always after the bullets have first struck intermediate targets. The phenomenon is commonly seen with relatively high-velocity jacketed ammunition and consequent separation of jacket and core. We herein present two representative cases with a discussion of the mechanism of injury.
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Office of the Medical Examiner of Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan 48226.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*