Incident
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6-09-2018 Tennessee Harrogate 1-0
Location
June 09, 2018
Harrogate, Tennessee
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Age: 2
- 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 injured self
Notes
Claiborne County, small child shot himself inside home when he pulled loaded large-caliber handgun down from top of dresser
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Handgun
Sources
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- URL: http://www.wate.com/news/local-news/claiborne-county-sheriff-small-child-shot-in-head-airlifted-to-hospital/1228537936
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- URL: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2018/06/09/claiborne-county-child-shot-head-airlifted-hospital/687642002/
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- URL: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2018/06/09/claiborne-county-child-shot-head-airlifted-hospital/687642002/
District
Congressional District: 2State Senate District: 8
State House District: 35