Incident

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12-16-2022 Florida Lakeland 1-0

Location

December 16, 2022

5500 block of Starling Loop
Lakeland, Florida

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 12
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
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
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/lakeland-12-year-old-killed-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-during-sleepover-police-say/

URL: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/lakeland-police-investigate-shooting-12-year-old/67-b9e76fae-de95-49a0-9b7d-ed5312b62ac6

URL: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/12/18/florida-boy-12-accidentally-shoots-kills-himself-after-finding-gun-at-sleepover-police-say/

District

Congressional District: 15
State Senate District: 22
State House District: 40