Incident

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8-17-2020 Maine New Sharon 0-1

Location

August 17, 2020

Incident Address

New Sharon, Maine

Participants

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 16
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Thought gun was unloaded
Playing with gun

Notes

while chatting w/ friend 16 y/o accidentally shoots self

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/08/19/new-sharon-boy-accidentally-shoots-kills-himself/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 17
State House District: 113