Incident

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11-24-2021 District of Columbia Washington 1-0

Location

November 24, 2021

River Heights Condominium complex
2320 Chester St SE
Washington, District of Columbia

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: King Legend Patterson
Age: 1
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Child Involved Incident
Child killed self

Notes

Father, 23 y/o JD Wheeler, left firearm unattended and the child accidentally shot himself.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://wjla.com/news/local/1-year-old-child-shot-killed-in-an-apartment-in-southeast-dc-police-robert-contee-

URL: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/baby-shot-to-death-in-dc-police-investigating

URL: https://wjla.com/news/local/legend-wheeler-father-jd-arrested-dc-anacostia-southeast-washington-november-shooting-death-23-month-old-toddler-baby-mpd-murder-gun-guns-river-heights-condominium

District

Congressional District: 98
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 8