Incident

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1-15-2023 Illinois Chicago 1-1

Location

January 15, 2023

6000 block of S Stewart Ave
Chicago, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Michael Howard-Owens
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
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 (not child shooter)

Notes

23 y/o gsw left leg, 3 y/o gsw right foot; initially reported as a walk-up by 1, suspect's gun in his waistband went off, as suspect and gf's 3 y/o son slept in a bed;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://home.chicagopolice.org/media_incident/6000-block-of-s-stewart-on-january-23-2023-at-approx-1200-p-m-19th-district/

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-accidental-shooting-3-year-old/

URL: https://cwbchicago.com/2023/01/man-sleeping-with-a-gun-in-his-waistband-shot-himself-and-a-3-year-old-then-lied-about-what-happened-chicago-police-say.html

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 5