Incident

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12-24-2021 Indiana Merrillville 1-0

Location

December 24, 2021

5800 block of Van Buren St
Merrillville, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 8
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child injured self

Notes

8 yo shot self w/ unattended handgun; 2 suspects w/ unrelated warrants found, arrested, during search of home; stepfather, Devante McLauren-Nutt arrest 2024 on unrelated shooting

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://regionnewssource.org/8-year-old-shoots-self-after-finding-gun/

URL: https://regionnewssource.org/8-year-old-shoots-self-after-finding-gun/

URL: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/28/hobart-man-with-pending-child-neglect-case-charged-with-shooting-womans-friend/

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District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 2
State House District: 14