TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Gunshot residue and airbags: Part II. A case study
JO  - Journal (Canadian Society of Forensic Science)
A1  - Hearns, Nigel G. R.
A1  - Laflèche, Denis J. N.
SP  - 26
EP  - 32
VL  - 52
IS  - 1
N2  - We report a case of a shooting incident where analysis of airbag residue was of critical importance to interpret the forensic significance of gunshot residue (GSR) found on a suspect. The suspect had allegedly fired a gun at the victim after having been involved in a motor vehicle collision. Airbags in the suspect's vehicle had deployed during the collision, potentially exposing the suspect to a non-firearm source of GSR-similar particles. Samples collected from the interior of the deployed airbags were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and no particles similar to particles characteristic of GSR were found, eliminating the airbags as a potential source of GSR found on the suspect.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-5030
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085030.2018.1543008
ID  - ref1
ER  -