Location

January 29, 2021

2336 Ballard Dr
Macon, Georgia

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
• Accidental Shooting
• Accidental Shooting - Death
• Accidental/Negligent Discharge
• Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
• Playing with gun
• Child Involved Incident
• Child killed by child

Notes

Bibb Co Sheriff says another child, not the victim fired the gun, contrary to what the children said. "children were playing with a gun in their grandmother's kitchen when it went off, hitting Brantley. When a deputy got to the scene, the victim's brother told them his sister, Miracle, shot herself in the head."

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

• Type: Handgun

Sources

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• URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/deputies-8-year-old-macon-girl-critical-after-being-shot

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• URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/8-year-old-macon-girl-in-critical-condition-after-being-shot/93-0d7751bd-feb1-40b6-845e-40676a707f2b

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• URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-8-year-old-has-died-after-being-shot-inside-home/M3NVQQV77FBXFNJWHXLN6IZ2LM/

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• URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/bsco-report-reveals-new-details-on-miracle-brantley-shooting

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• URL: https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/closer-look-why-bibb-county-sheriffs-office-says-investigators-ruled-6-homicides-in-2021-as-justifiable-2/93-5fbc55ae-b6d2-48bf-9572-fdd833e90e7d

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 26
State House District: 142