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Santa Ana PD 2015-06456: Supplemental Report by #2592 Page 3 of 3 Vehicle m Number: Registered owner: Legal owner: Narrative: Friday, 3/13/'15, 0900 Hours: I attended the post mortem examination of Benito Osorio, at the Orange County Coroner's Office located at I 07'1 W. Santa Ana Blvd. in Santa Ana. The examining pathologist was Dr. others present in the room were Forensic Scientist Forensic Specialist J and the Forensic Assistant was District Attorney Investigator and I viewed the autopsy through a glass window in an adjoining room. The examination began at about 0905 hours, when the coroner's staff removed the decedent Benito Osorio from the white coroner body bag that was on the examination table. I noted that Osorio had multiple gunshot wounds on his body and head. I also noted that Osorio had medical devices such as EKG stickers, a tube in his mouth, a large needle on his upper right chest, and a plastic 1.V. device on his lower leg below the leff knee. Forensic Scientist J collected fingernail scrapings from Osorio's fingernails. Forensic Specialist took photographs of the body. noted that Osorio had multiple gunshot wounds to his body and head. Dr. dvised that it appeared a self-inflicted gunshot wound had entered under the chin and exited the forehead but was not immediately lethal. She noted a second gunshot wound entered the brid e of his nose and trav lled down o a erneck/upperchest area and lodging there. noted a gunshot wound to Osorio's right chest area with stippling. The bullet fragment was recovered from his upper right back. She noted this was a lethal wound as it disrupted the carotid artery. She noted a second lethal gunshot wound entered the right abdomen which disrupted some major blood vessels which she advised was also a lethal wound. noted an additional gunshot wound which entered the lower abdomen area and ended in the lower right buttocks area where the bullet was recovered. Dr. Davenport noted 4 entry holes including stippling to Osorio's right arm/elbow. She removed a bullet and jacket fragments from his elbow and noted only 1 exit wound. The autopsy was concluded Forensic collected all bullet and jacket fragments that were removed from Osorio's body. For further details refer to Jarrett's forensic report under FR # 1 5-43742, and Inv. Tanner's supplemental report under DA Case #15-005. Det. E. Zaragoza #2592 SAPD/ CAP littp://ir2/Report.aspx?action=editrepoit&reportid=550000000000262781&userid=489 3/17/2015