Incident

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9-16-2019 Minnesota Minneapolis 1-0

Location

September 16, 2019

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 2
Age Group: Child 0-11
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)

Notes

2yo vic w graze to arm; parent Christine Peters falsely reported a drive-by shooter, before pleading guilty to endangering child (unsecured pistols in the home)

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Handgun

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/09/17/police-child-2-grazed-by-gunfire-in-north-minneapolis/

URL: https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/minneapolis-mother-sentenced-in-child-endangerment-case-where-2-year-old-shot-self-in-arm/6209471/?cat=12196

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 59
State House District: 59A