Incident

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11-27-2019 Texas Houston 1-0

Location

November 27, 2019

Incident Address

Houston, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Kenneth Benjamin Jr
Age: 15
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun

Notes

AD, self-inflicted. Teens hanging out in empty house, posing w/guns. Allegedly group had been firing off guns periodically over last few weeks.

Guns Involved

3 guns involved.

Type: Rifle

Type: Handgun

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/15-year-old-shot-killed-in-east-Houston-14868111.php

URL: https://abc13.com/teen-shot-and-killed-in-front-of-friends-while-visiting/5722950/

District

Congressional District: 18
State Senate District: 6
State House District: 141