Incident

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7-30-2022 New Mexico Chaparral 1-0

Location

July 30, 2022

700 block of Sunny Sands Dr
Chaparral, New Mexico

Participants

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

3 yo girl picked up father's loaded handgun; shot self in neck; Jesus Miguel Gamboa, 24, father of victim, charged with possession of gun by felon, reckless abuse of a child resulting in great bodily harm, June 30.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2022/08/01/chaparral-father-charged-after-toddler-shoots-herself-in-the-neck/65388499007/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 34
State House District: 53