Incident

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3-23-2019 Ohio Toledo 1-0

Location

March 23, 2019

1600 block of Fernwood Ave
Toledo, Ohio
Geolocation: 41.6546, -83.5804

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 4
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Non-Aggression Incident
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child picked up & fired gun
Child injured self

Notes

Child fired father's gun, striking self in legs; father Fredrick Allen II arrested.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun
Stolen: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2019/03/23/toledo-father-charged-after-son-finds-gun-shoots-self/stories/20190323135

URL: https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/03/ohio-boy-4-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-legs-with-fathers-gun-reports-say.html

URL: http://www.wtol.com/2019/03/23/man-charged-after-year-old-son-shoots-self-leg/

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 11
State House District: 44