Incident

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3-22-2023 Alabama Anniston 1-1

Location

March 22, 2023

Anniston High School
1301 Woodstock Ave
Anniston, Alabama

Participants

Type: Victim
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental Shooting at a Business
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
School Incident
School Shooting - elementary/secondary school
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

student adjusting firearm in book bag when it went off and struck tile on the ground ricochet hit Vic(student); officers believe the cut/graze could have come from the tile or the firearm; this all happened during a bomb scare;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/student-injured-after-bomb-threat-at-anniston-high-school/

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 12
State House District: 36