Incident

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5-17-2014 North Carolina Wadesboro 1-0

Location

May 17, 2014

Wadesboro, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 5
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Child Involved Incident
Child fired gun - non-child victim
Child injured self

Notes

Anson County; deputy's 5-year-old son found his service revolver and fired it;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.postandcourier.com/archives/north-carolina-deputys-5-year-old-son-shoots-self-with-fathers-gun/article_0b24120b-e366-5c85-8a6d-adb8ef9c4f18.html

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 25
State House District: 55