The appropriate method of the medical examineťs inquest at the scene of death is the first step in the successful evaluation of the violence deaths generally. Examination of gunshot injuries at pláce of death has a long scale of specifics, which háve to be known and be calculated with. Great attention must be paid to the clothing, the backspatters on the victims and blood evidence at the pláce of death, the proper gunshot injuries, the scene of death and to the suspicious conditions. Incorrect investigation can destroy necessary evidence or can lead to unrecognition of the violent erime. In our article the appropriate way of the inves¬tigation of the gunshot fatalities provided by medical examiner^s is discussed.

        Key words: Gunshot injury - scene oť the death - investigation