Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen was shot dead by an expert marksman, it was revealed today.
n initial coroner's report showed the movie industry stalwart's injuries were consistent with a professional 'hit'.Miss Chasen, 64, was shot five times in the chest in the early hours of November 16th in Beverly Hills, shortly after leaving the premiere of Burlesque.The coroner said the nature of the famed publicist's injuries were consistent with being targeted by a professional gunman.The report said:'There were three apparent gunshot wounds to the right side breast/chest area. There were two apparent gunshot wounds to the right shoulder.
'There was an apparent gunshot wound to the right upper back and the left upper back.
'One bullet was recovered from her back while at the hospital and is possibly a 9mm hollow point.'
Detectives confirmed they are looking for a skilled marksman as part of their murder probe.
They believe the gunman fired from a SUV or truck that pulled up alongside Miss Chasen's BMW as she stopped on Sunset Boulevard.
The report added: 'After being struck by gunfire, she then made a left turn and drove for approximately a quarter mile before she crashed her car into a pole.'
Former LA detective Gill Carillo told ABC News: 'Normally they turn the gun sideways and this is something that was done with some skill.
I carried a gun for 38 years and had to fire it quarterly. I don't think I could shoot and hit that mass like that.'Police could find no shell casings and only the car's right-side passenger seats and windows were damaged.Miss Chasen's death has prompted a swirl of theories as to who might have wanted to kill the popular publicist.Footage of her driving a car that was not hers 19 days before she was gunned down has only added to the intrigue as conspiracy theories abound about her death.The film, snapped by a private investigator who was asked to record all the comings and going of the building where Miss Chasen was living, for an unrelated purpose, shows her driving an unidentified vehicle.
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