Incident

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10-01-2014 North Carolina Rutherfordton 1-1

Location

October 01, 2014

Rutherfordton, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 7
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Richard Lee Felder
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Child Involved Incident
Child injured by child
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

child pulled gun out of backpack found in the woods, victim was accidentally shot; Deputies arrested Felder in connection w/ shooting; 35.329504, -81.933556 |

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.wxii12.com/news/deputies-7yearold-accidentally-shot-after-gun-found-in-nc-woods/28375152

URL: https://local.nixle.com/alert/5281735/

District

Congressional District: 10
State Senate District: 47
State House District: 112