In a firearm injury, there is burning, blacking, tattooing around the wound, along with cherry red colour of the surrounding tissues and is cruciate in shape, the injury is -
the synopsis of forensic medicine & toxicology ;Dr k.s narayan reddy ; 28th edition ;pg.no 130 The description of the above injury matches that of a contact shot .
Close shot entry
Close contact exit
Contact shot entry
Distant shot entry
Mechanical injuries