Incident

1-17-2017 Illinois Chicago 1-0

Location

January 17, 2017

East Garfield Park
Incident Address
Chicago, Illinois

Participants

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

Incident Characteristics

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

Notes

Child shoots self w/ gun from mother's purse; serious; mother charged, misdemeanor child endangerment;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Unknown

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 5
State House District: 10