Incident

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2-22-2022 Virginia Virginia Beach 1-0

Location

February 22, 2022

Red Roof Inn
196 Ballard Ct
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 10
Age Group: Child 0-11
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

child shot self when accidentally discharged loaded firearm after left alone in hotel room, mother charged with felony child neglect

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/12-year-old-shot-self-in-leg-in-virginia-beach-police-say/

URL: https://www.wtkr.com/news/woman-charged-with-felony-child-neglect-after-10-year-old-shoots-self-in-leg

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 7
State House District: 85