Incident

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1-21-2023 Illinois Danville 1-0

Location

January 21, 2023

Danville, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Winston Douglas
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Victim mishandled weapon and shot self in the leg, arrested due to a weapon possession charge; sentenced/ 8 yrs

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.news-gazette.com/news/prison-sentence-on-top-of-self-inflicted-wound/article_bf312efc-ef8c-53e7-a4f7-f13c8f3c02b1.html

URL: https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/illinois-news/danville-man-convicted-after-shooting-himself-with-illegal-gun/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 52
State House District: 104