Incident

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3-05-2020 Indiana Brownstown 1-1

Location

March 05, 2020

Incident Address

Brownstown, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 5
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Avis Wingler Jr.
Age: 40
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)

Notes

Father handling gun AD'd, hit himself, 5 y/o son; father altered scene before helping child; chgd, criminal recklessness w/ deadly weapon;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/shooting-dad-child-brownstown-indiana/417-1aecb4c3-e511-4f7f-8d1f-d2cc2c3f5a49

URL: https://fox59.com/news/video-shows-indiana-man-alter-scene-instead-of-help-son-after-accidental-shooting-police-say/

URL: https://www.wave3.com/2020/03/11/father-accused-shooting-himself-son-leg/

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 44
State House District: 69