Incident

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1-08-2021 Indiana Fort Wayne 1-1

Location

January 08, 2021

1200 block of Boone St
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Age: 5
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child fired gun - non-child victim

Notes

mother accidentally shot by child; father charged neglect/ dependent;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/police-investigate-shooting-near-downtown-fort-wayne/

URL: https://fortwaynesnbc.com/2021/01/08/police-respond-to-shooting-just-outside-of-downtown/

URL: https://journalgazette.net/news/local/police-fire/20210114/boy-tried-to-use-guns-laser-sight-in-accident

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 16
State House District: 81