Incident

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1-21-2019 Kansas Wichita 1-1

Location

January 21, 2019

Incident Address

Wichita, Kansas

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Roy'Ale Spencer
Age: 9
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Friends
Age: 11
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Thought gun was unloaded
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child killed by child

Notes

Child fatally shot friend while playing with gun. Thought the 410 shotgun was a bb gun

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 410 gauge

Sources

URL: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/9-year-old-boy-fatally-shot-at-wichita-mobile-home/

URL: https://www.kwch.com/content/news/1-dead-1-arrested-in-S-Wichita-shooting-504650091.html

URL: https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article224904005.html

URL: https://www.kwch.com/content/news/DA-details-investigation-findings-in-accidental-shooting-death-of-9-year-old-boy-506449691.html

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 28
State House District: 98