Incident

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10-26-2022 Illinois Chicago 1-2

Location

October 26, 2022

2600 block of W Potomac Ave
Chicago, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Akeem Briscoe
Age: 7
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Joseph Serrano
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 16
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Child Involved Incident
Child killed (not child shooter)
Stray bullet
Gang involvement

Notes

child washing hands for supper inside house hit, abdomen, by stray bullet fired in gang dispute in alley; died in hospital; 19 yo and juvenile charged; charges dropped for David Cervantes, 18;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/7-year-old-boy-inside-chicago-home-struck-by-stray-bullet-in-critical-condition-police

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/10/26/23425988/7-year-old-boy-killed-2600-west-potomac-avenue-humboldt-park-chicago-akeem-briscoe

URL: https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/cpd-16-year-old-charged-in-shooting-death-of-7-year-old-akeem-briscoe/

URL: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/2-more-teens-charged-with-murder-of-7-year-old-struck-by-stray-bullet-in-humboldt-park-home

URL: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-murder-charges-akeem-briscoe-shooting-20221124-wkodvqmtvjarleztfbh5x63kuq-story.html

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mother-testifies-teen-accused-firing-stray-shot-chicago-7-year-old/

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 2
State House District: 4