Forensics Quiz

A 20 years old man, who found spine on Thompson Creak Trail with a bullet wound, died out from lung bleeding.

First, the entrance of the wound was on the left side third rib, and exit wound was 5 cm above the belly button in the umbilical region, in a 45 downward angle. Also, the examiner observe a 8th rib fractured through X-ray.

All evident show the murder stood in front of the victim and shot him from a higher elevation.
Since the bullet went the victim's left side third rib, it may hit victim's lung or liver. Both of lung and liver provide blood and oxygen to the brain, if these two organelles are damaged, then the brain would shut down very quickly.

1. This is not a suicide because he cannot set up a gun at a higher spot and run down to a lower spot, and trigger the gun to kill himself.

2. The murder did not kill him from the back because the bullet enter from the front, and he was found spine.

3. The victim did not die out of his internal problem, no tumors was found in his body. He was murdered by the bullet.