Incident

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2-22-2023 Louisiana Raceland 1-1

Location

February 22, 2023

2000 block of LA-182
Raceland, Louisiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Davonta "D.J." Michel Jr
Age: 6
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Age: 6
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

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

brothers playing with a loaded handgun found in a bedroom; Davonta Michel, father, 24, charged with negligent homicide;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.fox8live.com/2023/02/23/raceland-child-shot-killed-after-playing-with-loaded-handgun-police-say/

URL: https://wgno.com/news/crime/child-playing-with-loaded-gun-shoots-kills-brother/

URL: https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/boy-killed-playing-loaded-handgun-lafourche-louisiana-first-grade/article_c1687197-c0d7-522b-bbab-614d3ddbb959.html

URL: https://www.fox8live.com/2023/02/23/raceland-child-shot-killed-after-playing-with-loaded-handgun-police-say/

URL: https://www.wafb.com/2023/03/28/raceland-father-booked-with-negligent-homicide-6-year-old-sons-shooting-death/

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 19
State House District: 54