Incident

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9-27-2022 Illinois Joliet 1-0

Location

September 27, 2022

300 block of S Comstock St
Joliet, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 2
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Child Involved Incident
Child injured self
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Stolen/Illegally owned gun{s} recovered during arrest/warrant

Notes

child shot himself in the face after finding unsecured, loaded gun in a bedroom; mother's b/f Sensei Bennett, 26, charged;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/2-year-old-boy-shoots-himself-in-the-head-in-joliet/

URL: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/joliet-man-charged-after-girlfriends-child-shoots-self-in-face-with-unsecured-gun

District

Congressional District: 11
State Senate District: 43
State House District: 86