Confusing wounds of entrance and exit with an unusual weapon

A case of suicide where the victim used a four-barreled, concealable weapon firing 0.357 magnum ammunition is presented. Because of the extreme "blow back" effect caused by such a weapon, the direction of fire and manner of death were, at first, interpreted incorrectly by investigators.     

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