Incident
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2-14-2021 Pennsylvania Harrisburg 1-1
Location
February 14, 2021
2900 block of Sycamore StHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Age: 12
- Age Group: Teen 12-17
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Family
- Age: 10
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Accidental Shooting
- Accidental Shooting - Death
- Accidental/Negligent Discharge
- Thought gun was unloaded
- Playing with gun
- Child Involved Incident
- Child fired gun - non-child victim
Notes
Dauphin County; Died 11 days after shooting. 10 y/o accidentally shot brother in head playing with unsecured revolver.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: 22 LR
Sources
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- URL: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/02/12-year-old-boy-dies-from-injuries-after-accidental-shooting-in-swatara-township-home.html
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- URL: https://www.yourerie.com/news/western-pa-news/swatara-twp-12-year-old-dies-after-10-year-old-brother-accidentally-shoots-him-in-head/
District
Congressional District: 10State Senate District: 15
State House District: 104