Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective study

Q3 Medicine

Forensic Science International: Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-05 DOI:10.1016/j.fsir.2025.100410

Magdy Kharoshah , Maram Aabdulghani AlFarayedhi , Abdullah AlBouijan , Noua AlOtaibi , AbdulRahman Waheed AlDossary , Ibrahim AlAboudi , Sahar Issa

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Abstract

Background

Numerous nations have released studies on lethal firearm injuries. Nonetheless, there has been little documentation of their occurrence and pattern in various parts of Saudi Arabia and other Arab Countries.

Methods

The present study was conducted to investigate fatal firearm injuries in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, during 2013–2023. All investigated victims were referred to the mortuary of the Forensic Medicine Department, Dammam.

Results

The study investigated all firearm deaths in Dammam. Most of the victims were Saudi Nationals. Homicidal victims (N = 88) surpassed the suicidal cases (N = 24). Rifled weapons were the most common weapon used in both groups. Head wounds were much more common in suicides (70.8 %) compared to homicides (34.1 %) (p = 0.001). Toxicological findings confirmed more Cannabis in homicide cases and more Ethanol in suicide cases.

Conclusions

The current findings were contradictory to the pattern seen in other countries where suicides were the predominant group.

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许多国家已经发布了关于致命火器伤害的研究报告。然而，在沙特阿拉伯和其他阿拉伯国家的不同地区，几乎没有关于其发生和模式的文件。方法对2013-2023年沙特阿拉伯达曼地区的致命火器伤害进行调查。所有被调查的受害者都被送到达曼法医部的太平间。结果该研究调查了达曼所有枪支死亡事件。大多数遇难者是沙特国民。杀人者（N = 88人）超过了自杀者（N = 24人）。膛线武器是两组人中最常用的武器。头部受伤在自杀（70.8% %）中比在他杀（34.1% %）中更为常见（p = 0.001）。毒理学调查结果证实，大麻在杀人案件中占比更高，酒精在自杀案件中占比更高。结论：目前的研究结果与其他国家的模式相矛盾，在其他国家，自杀是主要群体。

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