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This individual committed suicide with a shotgun to the head, no further info. In the head, neck, and limbs, shotgun exit wounds can be ragged and very large, with extensive tissue damage. In a suicide where the gun has been placed in the mouth, there will be significant disruption of the head, and brain may be expelled, the so-called “burst head” effect.

Fig.1 Middle facial injury.

Fig.2 Tears on the scalp from the shotgun blast.

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