Incident

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3-12-2022 Illinois Springfield 1-1

Location

March 12, 2022

700 block of W Monroe St
Springfield, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Cameron Eugene Bentley
Age: 11
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 11
Age Group: Child 0-11
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child killed by child

Notes

chest; AD by another 11 yo;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Shotgun

Sources

URL: https://newschannel20.com/news/local/coroner-springfield-boy-died-from-gunshot-would-to-the-chest

URL: https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2022/03/14/11-year-old-died-springfield-il-shooting-saturday/7021151001/

District

Congressional District: 13
State Senate District: 48
State House District: 96