Incident
Primary tabs
7-19-2019 Pennsylvania Reading 1-1
Location
July 19, 2019
Reading, Pennsylvania
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Melvin Parker
- Age: 11
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Cesar Tomas Tavarez
- Age: 27
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Accidental Shooting
- Accidental Shooting - Injury
- Stray bullet
- Child Involved Incident
- Child injured (not child shooter)
- Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Notes
The victim was shot while sitting in a vehicle; found guilty, 10/20/2021
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
- The source screenshot will be available soon.
- URL: https://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/reading-police-make-an-arrest-in-the-shooting-of-11-year-old-boy/1097642134
- The source screenshot will be available soon.
- URL: https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/reading-police-make-arrest-in-shooting-of-11-year-old-boy
- The source screenshot will be available soon.
- URL: https://local21news.com/news/local/boy-11-sitting-in-vehicle-hit-by-stray-bullet-07-21-2019
- The source screenshot will be available soon.
- URL: https://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/11-year-old-boy-shot-in-face-in-reading-remains-in-critical-condition/1098496048
District
Congressional District: 6State Senate District: 11
State House District: 126