Incident

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1-01-2023 Illinois Chicago 1-0

Location

January 01, 2023

9400 block of S Wallace St
Chicago, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Jarvis Watts
Age: 9
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child picked up & fired gun
Child killed self

Notes

9 yo boy shot multiple times, died in hospital; home had multiple adults and children in it; conflicting witness accounts

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://twitter.com/TomAhernCPD/status/1609724053308461056

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/1/1/23535057/9-year-old-boy-shot-in-washington-heights

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/1/4/23539796/9-year-old-boy-pointed-gun-accidentally-shot-himself-washington-heights-home

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 14
State House District: 27