Gunshot Wound

by Elaine
(United Kingdom)

Photo Credit: Canfood

Photo Credit: Canfood

Forensic question. If a NEF MODEL R92 22 caliber Long Rifle 9 shot revolver is used to shoot someone, why are the hairs taken from around the gunshot wound in an autopsy? And where on the person who fired the gun would the residue be and how long for?

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