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[...]we hoped that readers would find the following informative in regards to suicides (and possibly shootings in general): A significant fraction of suicides involving a firearm that we investigated did not result in the detection of IGSR on the deceased; In a significant fraction of cases involvin...

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Published in:Forensic science international 2017-01, Vol.270, p.e28-e29
Main Author: Lucas, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammunition
Atoms & subatomic particles
Editors
Firearms
Forensic sciences
Pathology
Studies
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:[...]we hoped that readers would find the following informative in regards to suicides (and possibly shootings in general): A significant fraction of suicides involving a firearm that we investigated did not result in the detection of IGSR on the deceased; In a significant fraction of cases involving 0.22cal ammunition where we knew that the ammunition involved did not contain Sb in the primer (and a number of other cases where we suspect Sb was not present in the primer) 3-component, characteristic particles (i.e., Sb, Pb, and Ba-containing particles) were found. In regards to the rimfire ammunition used in the suicides we investigated, 15 out of 29 cases involved Winchester brand ammunition (known to not contain antimony in the primer). [...]in these cases 3-component particles were not expected.
ISSN:0379-0738
1872-6283
DOI:10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.021