Incident

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4-13-2023 New Jersey Hillside 0-1

Location

April 13, 2023

1527 Highland Ave
Hillside, New Jersey

Participants

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 16
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Accidental discharge
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot

Notes

Cops came for call of burglaring cars. Accidentally shot self while running from cops. Illegal hollow point bullets found. Second 16 y.o boy arrested.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/newark-teen-said-he-shot-himself-hillside

URL: https://nj1015.com/ouch-nj-teen-accidentally-shoots-himself-during-wild-police-chase/

District

Congressional District: 10
State Senate District: 20
State House District: 20