Incident

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1-19-2020 Indiana Bloomington 1-1

Location

January 19, 2020

Incident Address

Bloomington, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Tripp Shaw
Age: 4
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Tyler Shaw
Age: 36
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Child Involved Incident
Child killed (not child shooter)

Notes

Father play-wrestling w/ 4 y/o son w/ gun concealed in clothing; AD; both shot head; son critical, father stable. Son died 1/23/2020

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.rrstar.com/ZZ/news/20200120/indiana-boy-dad-shot-when-gun-discharges-while-wrestling

URL: https://cbs4indy.com/2020/01/20/4-year-old-in-bloomington-critically-injured-in-accidental-shooting/

URL: https://kfor.com/2020/01/24/4-year-old-indiana-boy-shot-while-wrestling-with-his-father-dies/

URL: http://www.wbiw.com/2020/01/25/4-year-old-boy-dies-after-accidental-shooting/

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 44
State House District: 65