Laserfiche WebLink
ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER <br />AUTOPSY REPORT <br />MERCADO SEGURA, Miguel A. 20-00372-MM <br />Page4 <br />COURSE: The gunshot wound track enters the skin at the level of the right upper <br />back. It then courses into the underlying soft tissues and enters the right posterior <br />9th intercostal space. The track then courses into the right middle lobe of the lung <br />and then into the right upper lobe of the lung. It then continues to perforate the <br />right inner anterior 5th intercostal space and exits the skin at the level of the right <br />inner chest. <br />DIRECTION: The direction is back to front, slightly right to left, and overall straight. <br />ASSOCIATED INJURIES: There is a right hemothorax, which has been mostly <br />removed by the above-described thoracotomy tubing. The entire right lung is <br />severely atelectatic. There are perforations of the right upper lobe as well as the <br />right middle lobe of the lungs. In addition, there is a perforation of the right <br />posterior 9th intercostal space as well as a perforation of the right parasternal ribs <br />at the level of the right inner anterior 5th intercostal space. <br />GUNSHOT WOUND #2, RIGHT LOWER BACK <br />ENTRY: The entry site is located at the right lower back, is of round shape, and <br />measures 3/16 of an inch in greatest dimension. There is a circumferential <br />abrasion ring with a width of 1/16 of an inch. No soot, stippling, or muzzle imprint <br />are noted. The entry site is located 26-1/2 inches below the top of the head, as <br />well as 1 inch right of the midline. <br />EXIT: There is no exit wound. <br />PROJECTILE: A projectile is recovered from the right inner chest, just to the lateral <br />aspect of the exit site of gunshot wound #1. The projectile consists of a large <br />caliber, deformed copper-jacketed projectile. This projectile is about to nearly exit <br />the skin. The projectile is recovered from approximately 4 inches right of the <br />midline as well as 17 inches below the top of the head. <br />COURSE: The gunshot wound track enters the skin at the level of the right lower <br />back, where it enters the underlying soft tissues. The gunshot wound track then <br />hits the mesentery and perforates the overlying liver. The gunshot wound track <br />then continues to perforate the right hemidiaphragm and continues to tear the soft <br />tissues of the right anterior 7th intercostal space. It then continues underneath the <br />2020,02-04 KC