Incident

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2-27-2021 Mississippi Waveland 1-1

Location

February 27, 2021

Gulfside Assembly
301 Herlihy St
Waveland, Mississippi

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Christian Jones
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun

Notes

three adults and teen in car, one fidgeting with a gun and it went off killing another. noted as Gulfside Assembly and Beach Blvd which are about 1/2 mile apart

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wlox.com/2021/03/03/waveland-police-investigating-weekend-shooting-that-killed-teen/

URL: https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article249673348.html

URL: https://www.picayuneitem.com/2021/03/waveland-p-d-investigating-teens-accidental-shooting-death/

URL: https://www.wlox.com/2021/03/26/family-year-old-waveland-teen-demanding-answers-shooting/

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 46
State House District: 122