Question

While Bubba was robbing a convenience store, he shot the clerk in his shoulder. The clerk falls backwards, hits his head on the counter and dies of a massive brain hemorrhage. What would be the manner of death?

A) accidental
B) homicide
C) natural
D) suicide

Answer 1

Answer: B) homicide

Step-by-step explanation:

Homicide is the act of killing of one human being by the other. A homicide may result due to negligence, recklessness and accidentally, even though their is no intention of causing any harm.

In the given situation, although Bubba hit the clerk but clerk falls backward and hits his head accidentally on the counter and dies of a massive brain hemorrhage. Bubba had not intended to kill the clerk. On the basis of this situation, homicide is the correct option.