buckshot

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His autopsy report describes over 70 small penetrating wounds consistent with birdshot or buckshot — a type of lethal ammunition typically fired by 12-gauge shotguns — some of which caused fatal injuries to his heart and lungs.

From New York Times

Buster Murdaugh also testified that guns were left around the property “with the safety on” and that he never loaded one shell of larger buckshot and a second shell of smaller birdshot in his shotguns.

From Seattle Times

Yet, according to Murdaugh, he drove back to the house to get a gun, a shotgun that he misloaded with two different types of buckshot.

From Washington Post

A 35-year-old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he has undergone more than one surgery to remove buckshot, the kind of ammunition used in shotguns, from his abdomen, say charging papers.

From Seattle Times

When UC fenced the public out a few weeks later, more than 6,000 protesters marched there and were pushed back by law enforcement using tear gas and buckshot.

From Los Angeles Times