Assassin's bullets pierced Cornelius' left lung and heart
Bullets which felled Nevis' last murder victim perforated his left lung and heart.
This is the conclusion of the autopsy carried out on the body of 20-year-old Donald Cornelius of Stoney Grove, on April 30, 2019 by Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Valery Alexandrov.
"After the examination, Dr. Alexandrov determined that the cause of death was multiple distant range gunshot wounds. Cornelius' left lung and heart were perforated by the bullets," the police statement said.
Police said it received a report of the incident that occurred at about 9:30 p.m. on April 26 and found Cornelius lying face down in an unresponsive state with apparent gunshot wounds to his body.
Cornelius is the federation's 9th murder victim for 2019.
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