Question

A firearms investigator is called in to a crime scene. Bullets are carefully collected from the floor of the home. A bullet is found lodged into the drywall of the home. What is the best method to extract it at the scene?

A) carefully extract it with forceps
B) carefully extract it with gloved hands
C) use a magnet to extract it from the wall
D) cut out the drywall with the bullet in it and submit to a ballistics lab

Answer 1

The answer would be D.
since the time of the shot could be told if it is still in its original form

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is-

D) cut out the drywall with the bullet in it and submit to a ballistics lab.

Forensic firearm investigation is a subfield of forensic ballistics that deals with the various types of firearms that are used to commit crimes, various projectiles such as bullets, slugs, shots, and the trajectory and path followed by these projectiles until they hit the target.

As per the information given in the question, a bullet is found lodged into the drywall of the home. In order to obtain the bullet as an evidence, the surrounding drywall of the bullet must be cut and sent to the ballistics lab.

This method will maintain the integrity of the bullet without being affected manually during collection.

Thus, option D) is the right answer.