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A friend posted this image on Facebook. Not sure about it's origen. Does it make sense ballistics-wise? Whatcha think? I don't recall all the details regarding the attempt. To be honest I don't feel like looking for them either. If I did, I might take a shot at it from a true crime forensics point of view.

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 16, 2025 2:50 am

A friend posted this image on Facebook. Not sure about it's origen. Does it make sense ballistics-wise? Whatcha think? I don't recall all the details regarding the attempt. To be honest I don't feel like looking for them either. If I did, I might take a shot at it from a true crime forensics point of view.

I'm certainly no ballistics expert, but it certainly seems consistent with what we can see about that picture. But we saw him grasp his ear just before he dropped down out of sight. He could conceivably have inadvertently brushed his face with his hand after touching his ear while being helped back up onto his feet, whether it was blood from a real wound or fake blood from a blood capsule.

I would not put it past him to have deliberately planned a fake assassination attempt in order to augment his chances of winning enough sympathy support to ensure an election win, but I don't know how we could prove that even if true. We know there were actual shots fired and someone was killed whether that might have been an inadvertent result of a false flag type operation or not.

Thanks, Gunnar! So of course I did a true crime thing anyway. Here it is timestamped at the moment he's shot.

I watched it at the lowest speed with the sound off.

He feels the shot, puts his hand to his ear and just like you said, he brushed his hand forward then quickly glanced at his hand. I think those are natural responses in much the same way as you might react to an insect sting. I also think it's enough to debunk the claim in the meme/image that my friend posted and close the case.

https://youtu.be/LAk6dXEzIUo?t=7

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:49 am

Thanks, Gunnar! So of course I did a true crime thing anyway. Here it is timestamped at the moment he's shot.

I watched it at the lowest speed with the sound off.

He feels the shot, puts his hand to his ear and just like you said, he brushed his hand forward then quickly glanced at his hand. I think those are natural responses in much the same way as you might react to an insect sting. I also think it's enough to debunk the claim in the meme/image that my friend posted and close the case.

https://youtu.be/LAk6dXEzIUo?t=7

I can't help but agree with your analysis!

Gunnar wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 16, 2025 4:23 am

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:49 am

Thanks, Gunnar! So of course I did a true crime thing anyway. Here it is timestamped at the moment he's shot.

I watched it at the lowest speed with the sound off.

He feels the shot, puts his hand to his ear and just like you said, he brushed his hand forward then quickly glanced at his hand. I think those are natural responses in much the same way as you might react to an insect sting. I also think it's enough to debunk the claim in the meme/image that my friend posted and close the case.

https://youtu.be/LAk6dXEzIUo?t=7

I can't help but agree with your analysis!

Seems elementary, my dear Watson. There are so many false claims circulating around that are intended to incite, as if the truth weren't already disturbing enough!