Monday mystery for 9-30-24- answer

[Ittermat]

This weeks mystery!

Taken from a random website
   
The problem:

A crime has been committed on Main Street. The main suspect is a man named Simon Bates. It was said that a man had been walking along the pathway when he was suddenly shot in the stomach. The suspect had brown hair, blue eyes, and wore a baggy Armani just like Simon Bates’. Simon was asked to tell the story right from the beginning. “Well,” said Simon, “I was just hanging around the park when I saw this man walking along the pathway. Suddenly, a guy came up from behind him and shot him! I ran home as fast as I could. The policemen asked him to give a description of the murderer. “He had a red mustache, red hair, and a baggy Armani suit on.” “I think this man is telling a lie,” said one of the policemen. How did he know?    

The Answer:
How can the murderer shoot him in the stomach if he came up behind the man?
       

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[OnceUponAPlatypus]

I think they would have said he got "shot in the back" and not "shot in the stomach" if the shot was from behind?

Cuz I accidentally got down a rabbit hole while trying to find if you could know from which side someone was shot, and found way more than I needed, but the national Library of Medicine told me that you can actually differentiate between an entry wound and an exit wound from the shape, regularity, and a bunch of other stuff, and I now have a lot of knowledge about this stuff I will probably never use :D.
Sooo my answer is maybe he got the killer position wrong and thats how the policeman kneww

[Ittermat]

I think they would have said he got "shot in the back" and not "shot in the stomach" if the shot was from behind?

Cuz I accidentally got down a rabbit hole while trying to find if you could know from which side someone was shot, and found way more than I needed, but the national Library of Medicine told me that you can actually differentiate between an entry wound and an exit wound from the shape, regularity, and a bunch of other stuff, and I now have a lot of knowledge about this stuff I will probably never use .
Sooo my answer is maybe he got the killer position wrong and thats how the policeman kneww

Dude always good when you can learn something! thats awesome!

[Ittermat]

The Answer:
How can the murderer shoot him in the stomach if he came up behind the man?