Posted on 05/16/2012 4:49:58 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Florida teenager Trayvon Martin died from a single gunshot wound to the chest fired from “intermediate range,” according to an autopsy report reviewed Wednesday by NBC News.
The official report, prepared by the medical examiner in Volusia County, Fla., also found that the 17-year-old Martin had one other fresh injury – a small abrasion, no more than a quarter-inch in size – on his left ring finger below the knuckle.
Separately, a medical report on Martin’s alleged killer, 28-year-old George Zimmerman, prepared by his personal physician the day after Martin’s shooting in Sanford, Fla., on Feb. 26, found that the Neighborhood Watch volunteer suffered a likely broken nose, swelling, two black eyes and cuts to the scalp. That report, first reported Tuesday by ABC News, also was reviewed by NBC News.
Both documents are part of a mountain of evidence – up to 300 pages and 67 CDs of witness statements, surveillance videos and other material-- expected to be made public soon in connection with the second-degree murder case against Zimmerman.
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There is NO DOUBT NBC ran with this headline “intermediate” rather than make the statement he was killed with a near contact with the skin shot. My first read on this, and I am a gun owner, shooter, etc. was that sounds like 3 feet or more... Well guess what; it is anywhere from a centimeter from the skin to up to a small distance away, such as a couple feet.
The lead investigator already testified under oath that the shot was at very close range...
Anything further than two feet, the powder won’t be on the body, not nearly as much as if it’s closer than feet.
“Gilbreath confirmed that the fatal gunshot was at close range; he said there was powder residue and “stippling” on Martin’s body.”
Pretty damn close but nebulous in its statement to allow the authorities and the MSM to give the impression that it was far away and allow the ignorant readership to believe it.
So intermediate range includes very close ranges, just not so close that the muzzle is up against the skin. This seems consistent with Zimmerman's account.
In near-contact wounds, the muzzle is not in contact with the skin, but is very close. In this case, the powder grains do not have a chance to disperse and leave a powder tattooing. The entrance wound is surrounded by a wide zone of powder soot, and seared, blackened skin. In intermediate-range wounds, the muzzle is held away from the skin but close enough that it still produces powder tattooing. This type of wound is also characterized by numerous reddish-brown to orange-red lesions around the entrance to the wound. Finally, distant gunshot wounds leave no marks other than those produced by the bullet perforating the skin.Of course, the MSM won't define the term, thus leading the viewer to think that "intermediate range" is between 7 and 50 yards. Zimmerman most likely fired with the muzzle within inches of Martin.
The story also reports an “evolving” version of the knuckle injuries. It’s not clear whether this is a new bruise, or a different description from the one heard about yesterday.
And the next statement will announce a lawsuit against ALL parties who have tried to use this case to create a racial war for their own purposes. Jackson, Sharpton, NBBP, and Zero to count a few...
"But after questions about possible racial motivation for the slaying – Martin was black; Zimmerman is a white man of Hispanic heritage – a special prosecutor took over the case and, on April 11, Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder."
If George Zimmerman just pulled the gun out of his pocket, and fired it close to his chest, that could be as far as a foot in terms of from where it was fired to the entry.
Makes sense to me. If you’re in close combat with a handgun involved you’re most likely using your off arm to hold off your opponent while drawing and firing from arms length. You certainly don’t want to extend your arm so your opponent can take the gun away and use it on you. Even if that would get a “close range” comment from the coroner.
We owe GZ thanks.
Bingo.
THis is from CBS:
Details from Trayvon Martin’s autopsy show the bullet entered the left side of his chest, and shattered the ventrical, one of his heart’s two large chambers but the round did not leave his body.
The reports also noted the fatal wound’s surrounded by a two-by-two inch pattern called stippling, caused by gunpower burns. It suggests Zimmerman fired *inches* away from the teenager.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57435800/zimmerman-martins-last-words-were-its-over/
Thanks for the gouge, and thank you VERY much for the link! That is going to be a well used site.
Having put some rounds into targets with tshirts over them, one can almost tell which distance each shot was taken from. Caliber differences gave varied results also.
Love that physics stuff!
Cheers
A water repellant hoodie is probably reasonably resistant to powder penetration.
My bet is you will come out being correct, that Zim fired from inches away while Treyvon was wailing on him and maybe grabbing for Zim’s gun which seems unimpressive
and Obama is a white man of African heritage...
I want to know how a 9mm, even out of a Keltec from just a few inches away, doesn’t exit the body.
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