[CommerceComet]

The first bullet hit him at the base of his neck and exited through his throat. He should have been able to survive that wound.

I've seen a documentary where a doctor asserted that the first shot would have been fatal alone. I don't remember the reasoning, only the conclusion. Of course, the head shot made the conclusion moot.

[Pelham]

It didn’t hit anything vital. Went through soft tissue. No arteries, organs or spinal cord. The worst damage was to the trachea.