If 2 shots were fired & 1 shot was heard... no gun powder residue on the victim... is this a suicide?

Answer 1

That depinds , was the victom shot or just near the gun as in a scare thing.
Were was the gun located or found ?
one shot could me subsonic and therefor not heard from more than a short distance.
The victom could have been shot at from a distance and therefor no powder residew. killed or died before the second shot was fired and therefor not heard by the victum.
Who heard the shot ? victom or someone else
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realy not enough info to work with.
I got shot by a bullet that was not in a gun. ripped up my hand pretty good

Answer 2

there will be gun shot residue on the intial gun shot on the victim. The hand is where the gun shot residue would matter in the difference between self inflicted gun shot (if the person shot themselves there would be residue on there hand that they shot with).

Answer 3

not enough info. gsr would be present if the weapon were a revolver, not so if in the case of a pistol such as an automatic which has an enclosed fireing chamber. perhaps it was fired some time previously but never cleaned hence only one shot heard but two empty cartriges in chamber. could be accidental as from a ricochet when fired. like i said ....not enough info

Answer 4

Not enough information. The only thing I get out of this is that both shots were simultaneous so it sounded like one shot.

Answer 5

i would think it wasnt if they werent any residue on the vic but then again im no expert

Answer 6

I don't think it would be. there would be some gsr on the victim's hand if it were suicide.

Answer 7

no. it would be murder . when a person shoot.s there selves powder will be on there hand . in my opion?

Answer 8

no