Incident

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    8-12-2019 Pennsylvania Reading 1-0

    Location

    August 12, 2019

    Berks County Courthouse
    Incident Address
    Reading, Pennsylvania

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • 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)
    • Officer Involved Incident
    • Officer Involved Shooting - Accidental discharge - no injury required
    • Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot

    Notes

    Negligent discharge in Courthouse garage; deputy sheriff grazed leg while reholstering weapon.

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Unknown

    District

    Congressional District: 6
    State Senate District: 11
    State House District: 127