%0 Journal Article %T Gunshot residue and airbags: Part II. A case study %J Journal (Canadian Society of Forensic Science) %D 2019 %A Hearns, Nigel G. R. %A Laflèche, Denis J. N. %V 52 %N 1 %P 26-32 %X 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.

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%G en %I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group %@ 0008-5030 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085030.2018.1543008