Incident

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3-28-2022 Georgia Atlanta 1-0

Location

March 28, 2022

1496 Bouldercrest Rd
Atlanta, Georgia

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Janiyah Jenkins
Age: 4
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child killed self

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-child-cruelty-after-4-year-old-girl-shot-killed-in-dekalb/Q5BMWN767FCKZBCUCE2ML7MBFM/

URL: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/4-year-old-girl-dies-dekalb-county-shooting-man-charged/85-4437f340-b421-47d6-a24d-0e23f5f6cfc0

URL: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/4-year-old-girl-killed-in-shooting-at-dekalb-county-home-police-say

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 44
State House District: 89