Multiple “shots”? Doubt it was a .380, as the lack of opposing force should create a virtual limp-wrist after the first shot likely preventing a fresh cartridge from being loaded. A 5-shot .38 revolver could send one down the barrel and one each on either side of the cylinder, enough to clear the frame.
That’s what I thought.
This must have been a pistol with 6-7 barrels. /sarc