Incident

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4-01-2022 Louisiana Shreveport 2-0

Location

April 01, 2022

2800 block of Morningside Dr
Shreveport, Louisiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Michael Thomas Jr
Age: 4
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

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

Notes

Two children with an unsecured firearm. boy AD shot self in chest and sister in arm

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2022/04/01/accidental-shooting-shreveport-kills-4-year-old-injures-3-year-old/7253046001/

URL: https://www.ksla.com/2022/04/01/spd-investigating-shooting-morningside-drive/

URL: https://www.ktbs.com/news/toddler-killed-sister-injured-while-playing-with-gun/article_04d5b2c4-b222-11ec-8111-b795cd81f9bc.html

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 39
State House District: 3