Thread by @FSeifikaran

1- What kind of bullet did kill Mahdi Hazrati?
With @payam_elhami

A new video from the moment of #Mahdi_Hazrati death in Khorramdasht, city of Karaj published by @1500tasvir. It shows the police & security forces of the regime were using live ammunition & assault rifles 👇

https://twitter.com/fseifikaran/status/1591795219452026882

2- against the protestors with only one intention, “shoot to kill”!

It’s visible in the video that none of the protestors had committed any violent action.  
In the first 3 seconds of the video, before #Mahdi_Hazrati getting shot, you can hear the sound & see the smoke of a👇

3- bullet that hits the ground.
It’s clear that it’s a shotgun pellet, both from the sound of the gunshot and the little smoke or powder when it hits the ground.👇 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

4- But when Mahdi slowly moved towards the direction of the forces, a Shotgun blast can be heard in the video. He fell on the ground immediately and it seems he got shot from the front.
The way Mahdi fell to the ground shows the bullet was very powerful and hit him very hard.

5- The distance of Mahdi Hazrati and the column of forces was between 45 to 50 meters. With respect to distance & the amount of bleeding, It’s less likely that it was a pellet.
The effective range of the shotgun's birdshot is 45 m & buckshot is 35 m. And only slugs ammo have a

6- range of 100 m. Based on all this information,  it was either live ammunition or shotgun’s Slug.

Aside from the effective range of birdshot & buckshot pellets, we have to take into account when the distance increases the effect & intensity of the pellets causing wounds on👇 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

7- the body & flesh decrease, as the pellets scatter around.  But since Mahdi fell down & bled out immediately, It was a deadly bullet with a higher range.

He got shot from the front but he fell on his back and bled from his back. As he had a black shirt, the gunshot wounds👇 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

8-are not visible in the video but most likely his chest had been shot and the bleeding was on both sides of his torso towards his head.👇

9- The forces we see in the video are Plain clothes (IRGC) & the Police Special Unit. Based on what we see in the video they were carrying two types of weapons:

- Paintball gun
- Shotgun (most likely 12 Gauge Semi-Automatic)

This shotguns are used by the Police special unit,👇 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

10- Basij & the IRGC.

These shotguns have a capacity of shooting different cartridges:
Birdshot
Buckshot
And Slug which has different types.
The 2nd & 3rd photos show different types of slug cartridges.
Shotgun slug is a heavy projectile made of lead which is very deadly &👇

11- usually being used for hunting bigger animals like deer.

As the security forces used these types of shotgun slugs in the recent protests, Mahdi Hazrati most likely shot by Slugs ammo & 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun.  
The photo shows the plain cloths agent’s shotgun👇

12- which is very similar to what being used in Khorramdasht.

These shotguns, based on their type, can load between 3 to 7 cartridges at a time, therefore with the units who use shotguns & tear gas against the protestors, there is a support unit who carry the extra ammunition.