There was a TV procedural where a person committed suicide by putting the handle end of a kitchen knife into a door jamb and slammed the blade into their back. They were attempting to fake a murder so their family could get their life insurance (which is voided by suicide).
I also recall one of those police "gun round-ups" where they'll take weapons in, no questions asked. A woman called about a gun she'd inherited from a relative and set in her closet. The officers who came to get it nearly flipped. It was a military-grade automatic she'd set on a top shelf, without realizing it was loaded, as she didn't know anything about guns. No safety engaged. If it had fallen off the shelf, it could have fired easily, through the door, and through anyone close enough to be in range. They said it was more common than people think, as people who inherit firearms often don't want them, but don't know how to dispose of them, so they try and "store them safely." A set-up like that might be a believable story for accidental shooting.
I also recall one of those police "gun round-ups" where they'll take weapons in, no questions asked. A woman called about a gun she'd inherited from a relative and set in her closet. The officers who came to get it nearly flipped. It was a military-grade automatic she'd set on a top shelf, without realizing it was loaded, as she didn't know anything about guns. No safety engaged. If it had fallen off the shelf, it could have fired easily, through the door, and through anyone close enough to be in range. They said it was more common than people think, as people who inherit firearms often don't want them, but don't know how to dispose of them, so they try and "store them safely." A set-up like that might be a believable story for accidental shooting.