Incident

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1-20-2021 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1-1

Location

January 20, 2021

2300 block of N Bouvier St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Geolocation: 39.9888, -75.1618

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Nyssa Davis
Age: 9
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

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

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child picked up & fired gun
Child killed by child
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

child shot in head by 5 y/o. 2 guns recovered. Father of victim, Blake Davis charged with involuntary manslaughter. 12 yo brother also charged

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Unknown
Stolen: Unknown

Type: Unknown
Stolen: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://fusion.inquirer.com/news/9-year-old-girl-shot-north-philadelphia-police-20210120.html

URL: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/01/20/9-year-old-girl-shot-head-5-year-old-north-philadelphia/

URL: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/father-of-girl-9-who-accidentally-shot-herself-to-face-charges/2675975/

URL: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/01/22/community-holds-vigil-balloon-release-for-9-year-old-nyssa-davis-who-was-shot-in-head-killed-by-5-year-old-in-north-philly/

URL: https://6abc.com/9-year-old-girl-shot-phiadelphia-blake-davis-shooting-bouvier-street-philly/10046788/

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 181