Incident

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2-09-2022 District of Columbia Washington 1-1

Location

February 09, 2022

2300 block of Good Hope Rd SE
Washington, District of Columbia

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Harold James
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Neighbor
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

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

Notes

Gun discharged during cleaning; went thru neighbor's apartment

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://trainingtrack.hsema.dc.gov/NRss/RssFeed/AlertDetails/45488

URL: https://twitter.com/AllisonPapson/status/1491615893847265283

URL: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-cleaning-gun-accidentally-fires-killing-neighbor-in-dc/2968383/

District

Congressional District: 98
State Senate District: 8