Fired Bullets

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Evidence box with label that reads, 'Case Number, Date, Collected by, Description'.

Bullet packaging

Courtesy of Armor Forensics

Fired bullets are frequently found in two locations:

At crime scenes, by crime scene technicians
In bodies after shooting incidents, by medical examiners during autopsies

Fired bullets may bear bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis or AIDS virus in blood, bone, and other tissues deposited on their surfaces after striking, passing through, or being recovered from shooting victims. Crime scene technicians, investigators, firearm examiners, and medical examiners should be very knowledgeable in the safe packaging and marking of fired bullets as potential biohazards.

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