Submitter's comments:
My own take for what it's worth is this. The evidence is consistent with accidental suicide. I have seen this before. He was screwing around with the most dangerous kind of firearm in the world, an " unloaded" gun. As to the evidence (or lack of evidence) against suicide:
- "No fingerprints were found on the gun." (*Depends on how the grip is held, mine wouldn't show prints either.*)
- "There were no powder burns on the head wound, which would imply the gun was held several inches from the head at the time it was fired, pretty unusual for a suicide." (*Much has been made of the lack of powder burns and the odd angle of the shot, i.e. upward towards the ceiling. These are both inconsistent with intentional suicide, but totally consistent with accidental death by stupidly screwing around. People who aren't suicidal don't like the feel of a muzzle against their head. So they hold it away from their heads. If you are using your index finger on the trigger, you would have to hold it at an upward angle.*)
- "The spent shell was found under his body and the gun was found between his feet." (*Normally when a person is shot, they drop like a puppet whose strings have been cut. However at .27 blood alcohol (fatal dosage is usually pegged at .35 by the way) on top of pain killers, systemic shock would not have set in immediately. He might have been able to stay on his feet for a full second.*)
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