Incident

1-21-2020 West Virginia Charleston 1-0

Location

January 21, 2020


Charleston, West Virginia

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Age: 17
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • 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)
  • Cleaning gun

Notes

Kanawha County; teen accidentally shot himself while cleaning a firearm;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Unknown

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 37