Incident

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12-19-2019 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1-0

Location

December 19, 2019

Incident Address

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
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)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child injured self

Notes

near Princeton Ave, child AD shot self in hand with father's gun when father open safe

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/12/19/philadelphia-police-sources-3-year-old-boy-rushed-to-hospital-after-accidentally-shot-in-hand/

URL: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/child-shoots-self-dad-gun/2263277/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 5
State House District: 173