Search at the locale of a criminal act following a gunshot injury – procedure of the medical examiner.

Overview

The appropriate method of the medical examiner’s inquest at the scene of death is the first step in the successful evaluation of the violence deaths generally. Examination of gunshot injuries at place of death has a long scale of specifics, which have to be known and be calculated with. Great attention must be paid to the clothing, the backspatters on the victims and blood evidence at the place of death, the proper gunshot injuries, the scene of death and to the suspicious conditions. Incorrect investigation can destroy necessary evidence or can lead to unrecognition of the violent crime. In our article the appropriate way of the investigation of the gunshot fatalities provided by medical examiner´s is discussed.

Keywords:
Gunshot injury - scene of the death - investigation