Less Lethal Weapon Injuries

Impact Weapons - Shotgun

Case #1

48-year old female shot twice with a bean bag round. One round impacted her torso, the other round struck her arm. The coroner found that the cause of death was a laceration to the heart as a result of to blunt force trauma.

 

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The beanbags to the left are the older style that had some issues with accuracy over long distances. There are reports that these beanbags would open in flight and spin end over end, creating a “buzz saw” effect that would cause traumatic damage to the intended subject.

On the right are the more accurate beanbags, accuracy was greatly improved with the modification of bag itself and the addition of the tail.