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Is it even possible to be completely inebriated, and shoot yourself in your own heart?

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My father died when I was just a bit over one years old. He was drinking along with everyone else in the house. He apparently shot himself in the chest... however there is a lot of confusion about this. You see, in the situation there are many twists and turns. My mother cheating on my father with his brother, my mother finding out my father cheated on her that day, the abuse of alcohol, my mother claiming she cried, was hurt by my fathers "suicide" and attempted to ride with him in the ambulance. Everyone else that was there states, my mother did not even attempt to call the hospital until everyone was screaming "call the ambulance!" And then my mother never even called the hospital to see how my father was doing that night, rather someone else had too, so now I am curious, is it even possible my father shot himself in the chest?

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  1. impossible, i'm 100% sure it was me!


  2. your mom shot him

  3. Sorry I think ur mum shot him.

  4. I can understand you questioning the situation but without sounding harsh, it seems that the situation of what was going on in your fathers life which lead him to kill himself.

    If it's any help my friend's boyfriend who was in AA, dealing with family problems, anyway on valentine's night he put a shot gun to his chest and let rip.... he had been drinking a great deal that evening , so i guess the question is 'was it a cry for help' or 'did he want to end it all?'

    I guess what i'm trying to see is, yes it is possible and very probably that your dad killed himself even though he had been drinking.

    Stay strong, this is a terrible thing that you have had to deal with but it is not a reflection on you or what he felt about you :)

  5. Ironic you ask this question, I haven't been on YA for several months now, and your question popped up on the first list of current/new questions I saw.

    My ex husband just did the exact same thing last month. Apparently he was alone, most likely drunk (that's the only way he would have come up with the courage to do it) and shot himself once in the chest with a .44 revolver. He had unsuccessfully tried to kill himself several times in the past (before I knew him). Obviously this time he didn't want to fail. There was a sheriff's investigation conducted over several days, and they concluded it to be most definitely a suicide, because of his history, and the fact that he had $700 in cash still in his wallet and all his guns still in the house with him. If he had been murdered (even by someone who knew him) the killer would've taken that stuff.

    I would say yes, it's very likely your Dad did actually kill himself. Of course, the situation is a bit different than what happened to my ex, and there are more people involved, so it may have contained a bit more untangling to figure out what actually happened. All cities/counties will conduct an investigation when someone died from being shot. What you may wish to do is contact the sheriff's or police department from the area your parents lived in when this happened and ask to speak to a detective or investigator. They should have records of the incident and what they discovered in their investigation. Sure, the people who worked on it are probably not there anymore, but since you are an immediate family member seeking information about the death of a parent before you were old enough to know anything, I don't see why they wouldn't be willing to discuss it with you, as long as you can prove to them who you are and that you are, in fact, your father's child.

    It is quite common when someone dies like this that a number of family members will try to convince themselves and/or others that this person was actually murdered  or died accidentally instead of suicide. My ex's sisters keep insisting someone shot their brother (my ex), and they're so adamant about it that they've convinced the sheriff's dept. that they (the sisters) are crazy. This may be their own way of softening the blow of the shock, not wanting to accept what really happened, or whatever. Quite often, a suicidal person who is really serious about it will not tell anyone they're going to do it, and will keep it to themselves because they really don't want anyone to stop them, which is why families are so often shocked by the suicide of someone who appeared to them to be pretty much normal.

    Your best bet is to contact the sheriff or police dept. where the incident happened. Although all people make mistakes, they are trained professionals who research things thoroughly to make sure appropriate measures are taken when someone dies unnaturally this way, and ensure justice is served, if necessary.

    Most places also make it mandatory to conduct an autopsy whenever a person died from a gun shot. There most likely are also medical records and info of this sort connected with the sheriff's investigation. You should also be able to acquire a copy of the death certificate from the county, since you are an immediate family member.

    Good luck. I hope I've helped

  6. It is possible to shoot yourself with a pistol into the chest.  The doctors can tell if it's a self-inflicted wound (powder burns on the clothes/skin, the angle of the entry into the body, etc).  

    As for the rest of your story, I'm sorry that happened within your family.  If you feel that the story is a bit out of the ordinary, then you can investigate with the attending physicians at the hospital during his time there.  And the local law enforcement should have a report on file, since it was a gunshot wound.

  7. yes

  8. Yes it is possible and more than likely probably because of the alcohol gives people what they call dutch courage (false courage) and also can make people more morose (sad), if the other people where saying that your mum did nothing this could and probably is true, she was probably in shock at what happened and couldn't believe it even though she saw it with her own eyes, but not calling the hospital to see if he was okay is a bit strange, did anyone else in the room see her near him or her with a gun, if not, I'd say it was probably suicide, your mum could have just been in shock, its as simple as that, maybe ask her to have a polygraph to satisfy you and then if she's lying, go from there, hope this helps you, sorry for your loss, goodluck! :)

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