Incident

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12-19-2022 South Carolina Hopkins 1-0

Location

December 19, 2022

1000 block of Weston Rd
Hopkins, South Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Christopher Scott III
Age: 9
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child killed by child
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

2 children took a gun from inside and started playing with it in a vehicle, gun went off; no charges filed

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wistv.com/2022/12/20/deadly-shooting-kills-nine-year-old-richland-county/

URL: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2022/12/20/rcsd-9-year-olds-shooting-death-ruled-an-accident/

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 21
State House District: 70