Incident

Primary tabs

2-03-2023 Texas Wharton 1-0

Location

February 03, 2023

Wharton, Texas

Participants

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

Incident Characteristics

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

Notes

mother's gun was in nightstand; child shot self in abdomen; incident location not reported; time is of call from Wharton Oak Bend Emergency Room, 10141 US-59

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/02/04/3-year-old-boy-dies-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-with-mothers-gun-in-wharton-police-say/

URL: https://www.facebook.com/WhartonPoliceDepartment/posts/pfbid02ih1H6mfyPG3SEwTEij149e9ehYkgudPCApWfccm6pxtiNJG4SkARx7m5d9ZjvNxcl

District

Congressional District: 22
State Senate District: 17
State House District: 85