Victim died of a bullet to the left upper chest, which in its 45 degree trajectory pierced the left lung, heart, right lung, intestines, bounced off the 8th rib and punctured the stomach, liver, and part of the gallbladder and exited above the belly button. The causes of death are damage to the heart, but the damage to the lungs leading to asphyxiation and the potential bullet fragments in the spinal cord that could have cut off control of the lungs and other vital organs. Assuming the victim had all possible injuries, he would have lost consciousness from the loss of blood pressure caused by the wounds to his heart. His lungs could have kept him breathing for a little while longer, and damage to the spinal cord is up to chance, so most likely he died when his heart lost the ability to pump blood and his brain lost oxygenated blood.
consulted:
http://www.thescienceforum.com/biology/26188-does-punctured-heart-really-cause-fast-death.html
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