This individual has stippling around the gunshot entrance wounds of the face, intermediate range, no further info. Stippling (or powder tattooing) is red to orange or brownish punctate abrasions surrounding the entrance wounds as a result of pieces of gunpowder expelled from the barrel and striking the skin. Soot deposition is due to the carbon produced by the combustion of the gunpowder that exits the barrel and deposits on the skin surrounding the entrance wound.
Fig.1 Stippling around gunshot entrance wounds of the face.
Fig.2 Closeup of stippling around gunshot entrance wounds.
Fig.3 Stippling is caused by unburned powder grains expelled from the barrel.
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