Incident

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2-09-2022 Tennessee Sevierville 1-0

Location

February 09, 2022

3700 block of Wears Valley Rd
Sevierville, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 5
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

boy accidentally shot himself after finding handgun in bedroom of his home

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wate.com/news/5-year-old-injured-in-accidental-shooting-at-sevier-county-home/

URL: https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/02/14/police-sevier-co-child-accidently-shoots-self-head-finger/

URL: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/sevierville-sevier/sevier-county-shooting-five-year-old-accidental-wears-valley-road-knoxville-tennessee-wbir/51-af241098-0e8f-485e-bbd4-d04c70dd6386

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 2
State House District: 12