Incident

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3-29-2023 Texas Fort Worth 1-0

Location

March 29, 2023

2600 block of Aiken Ln
Fort Worth, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 2
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child injured self
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Young child found unsecured firearm in drawer, shot herself in the chest;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://dfwscanner.net/2023/03/30/child-accidentally-shoots-self-after-accessing-unsecured-firearm-at-fort-worth-home/

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/2-year-old-girl-hospitalized-possibly-shooting-herself-fort-worth-home/

District

Congressional District: 12
State Senate District: 9
State House District: 95