This is the type of cartridge investigators say was at the scene — a .30-06 Springfield, possibly loaded with a soft-point (soft-tip) or hollow-point bullet. Originally developed for the military, the .30-06 later became one of America’s most popular hunting rounds, used on deer, elk, moose and bear.
The .30-06 has a reputation for leaving devastating wounds — powerful exit holes and massive internal damage that hunters often describe as overwhelming on deer-sized game. Yet reports say the bullet that struck Charlie’s neck never exited, and the injury was smaller and less destructive than expected.
Google “deer wounds with a bolt action rifle .30-06” and compare them to Charlie’s wound.
In theory, if the same bullet struck a human neck you’d anticipate massive tissue destruction and a clear exit wound. But in Charlie’s case the bullet reportedly remained inside his body.
Question everything about this shooting.