The patient was shot with a handgun at a range of about 30 to 50 feet, with the bullet blasting the left side of his brain and becoming lodged near the back of his skull. He was shot in Crete, Greece. The patient was shot with a handgun at a range of about 30 to 50 feet, with the bullet blasting the left side of his brain and becoming lodged near the back of his skull. He was shot in Crete, Greece.