Incident

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2-27-2021 Washington Othello 1-1

Location

February 27, 2021

300 block of Hamlet St
Othello, Washington

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Jeremiah Isaiah Tapia-Arteaga
Age: 4
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Felipe Tapia Perez
Age: 27
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Child Involved Incident
Child killed (not child shooter)
Criminal act with stolen gun
Stolen/Illegally owned gun{s} recovered during arrest/warrant

Notes

Father accidentally discharges stolen firearm striking son. arrest for manslaughter Purchased gun day before shooting

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article249580603.html

URL: https://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/gofundme-started-to-help-with-funeral-medical-expenses-for-4-year-old-othello-boy/article_55289b9e-7b85-11eb-87e7-8feaf3b402df.html

URL: https://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/update-4-year-old-othello-boy-dies-in-shooting-father-arrested-for-manslaughter/article_2f0273e8-796b-11eb-9de7-2fb50be675be.html

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 9
State House District: 9