Autopsy report: Victor White III shot in the chest, not back

Victor White III, the New Iberia man who State Police said shot and killed himself in March while in custody in the backseat of a sheriff's car, was shot in the chest, according to a report from the Iberia Parish Coroner's Office

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danarhea said:

1) But the police report said that White shot himself in the back, while in the back of a police car.

2) Seems funny to me that, while in custody, White was not searched, and no gun was found.

3) But what is really insteresting is the fact that, while in the police car, White managed to shoot himself in the chest, while his hands were handcuffed behind his back.

True, Victor White as a troublemaker, but did he deserve to be executed before he got his day in court? That's what some people are saying. What do you have to say about it. Do you believe he was executed by the police? Or did an officer's gun go off accidentally? Or did Victor White indeed commit suicide, while handcuffed in the back of a police car?

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MaggieD said:

There's nothing that indicates his hands were handcuffed behind his back. Sounds like it WAS him since the LEOs didn't even know where he was shot, doesn't it?

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danarhea said:

1) But the police report said that White shot himself in the back, while in the back of a police car.

2) Seems funny to me that, while in custody, White was not searched, and no gun was found.

3) But what is really interesting is the fact that, while in the police car, White managed to shoot himself in the chest, while his hands were handcuffed behind his back.

True, Victor White as a troublemaker, but did he deserve to be executed before he got his day in court? That's what some people are saying. What do you have to say about it. Do you believe he was executed by the police? Or did an officer's gun go off accidentally? Or did Victor White indeed commit suicide, while handcuffed in the back of a police car?

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danarhea said:

1) But the police report said that White shot himself in the back, while in the back of a police car.

2) Seems funny to me that, while in custody, White was not searched, and no gun was found.

3) But what is really interesting is the fact that, while in the police car, White managed to shoot himself in the chest, while his hands were handcuffed behind his back.

True, Victor White as a troublemaker, but did he deserve to be executed before he got his day in court? That's what some people are saying. What do you have to say about it. Do you believe he was executed by the police? Or did an officer's gun go off accidentally? Or did Victor White indeed commit suicide, while handcuffed in the back of a police car?

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danarhea said:

1) But the police report said that White shot himself in the back, while in the back of a police car.

2) Seems funny to me that, while in custody, White was not searched, and no gun was found.

3) But what is really interesting is the fact that, while in the police car, White managed to shoot himself in the chest, while his hands were handcuffed behind his back.

True, Victor White as a troublemaker, but did he deserve to be executed before he got his day in court? That's what some people are saying. What do you have to say about it. Do you believe he was executed by the police? Or did an officer's gun go off accidentally? Or did Victor White indeed commit suicide, while handcuffed in the back of a police car?

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LowDown said:

I find it impossible to believe that the police would lie about where, back or chest, he was shot. They knew full well the pathologist was going to be able to tell where he was shot. Plus the coroner ruled it a suicide. There are probably a lot of details that we don't know.

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danarhea said:

1) But the police report said that White shot himself in the back, while in the back of a police car.

2) Seems funny to me that, while in custody, White was not searched, and no gun was found.

3) But what is really interesting is the fact that, while in the police car, White managed to shoot himself in the chest, while his hands were handcuffed behind his back.

True, Victor White as a troublemaker, but did he deserve to be executed before he got his day in court? That's what some people are saying. What do you have to say about it. Do you believe he was executed by the police? Or did an officer's gun go off accidentally? Or did Victor White indeed commit suicide, while handcuffed in the back of a police car?

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Deuce said:

No, it sounds like they ****ing lied.

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Ockham said:

Because, let's face it, cops all lie - isn't that right Deuce?

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In a press release issued March 3, the day he died, the Louisiana State Police said Victor White III apparently shot himself in an Iberia Parish police car. According to the police statement, White had his hands cuffed behind his back when he shot himself in the back.

But according to the full final report of the Iberia Parish coroner, which was released nearly six months later and obtained exclusively by NBC News, White was shot in the front, not the back. The bullet entered his right chest and exited under his left armpit. White was left-handed, according to family members. According to the report, the forensic pathologist found gunshot residue in the wound, but not the sort of stippling that a close-range shot can sometimes produce. He also found abrasions on White’s face.

And yet, despite the contradictions – and even though White’s hands were never tested for gunpowder residue – the Iberia Parish coroner still supported the central contention of the initial police statement issued back in March. Dr. Carl Ditch ruled that White shot himself, and declared his death a suicide.

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Fishstyx said:

Wish the report was little more specific. Where on the "right chest." Are we talking right side chest, front right chest? If was side chest, certainly possible to do while handcuffed and would explain why the bullet exited the left armpit.

Front chest...not possible unless the kid was an amateur Houdini.

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According to the autopsy, the bullet entered White's chest, then perforated his left lung and heart before exiting his armpit area and lacerating his upper arm.

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Demon of Light said:

The source in the OP stated:



It requires us to believe he used his right hand, rather than his left, and shot himself in his right side around the chest at such an angle that the bullet missed his right lung, but hit the heart and left lung while still exiting through the armpit. Not saying it is impossible, but it sure is an awkward suicide attempt and I find it hard to believe that he would attempt suicide that way. Surely there are easier ways to kill yourself that don't require so much effort. Originally, it was apparently found to be an accident. That actually seems more credible. It doesn't change the gun issue as we have to understand how he could have hidden a gun on his person in such a way that it would not be found in a search of his person, yet still be easy enough to get to while his hands were cuffed.

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