Incident

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5-19-2023 Michigan Grand Rapids (Kentwood) 1-0

Location

May 19, 2023

Hidden Lakes Apartments
2700 Mariner Dr SE
Grand Rapids (Kentwood), Michigan

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Kiaire Marquis McCoy
Age: 2
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child picked up & fired gun
Child killed self

Notes

gun owner Markus Nevills Jr (boyfriend of victim's mother) arrested for enabling access to gun in the home

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 40 SW

Sources

URL: https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/police-2-year-old-shot-killed-in-kentwood/?fbclid=IwAR0v9hDVc1LgRqVxrba-MQuMKjAQ7ZN_mgKgsRU7w09XzHQDPJWZ0r5qOxg

URL: https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/05/man-zoned-out-on-marijuana-when-toddler-shot-himself-in-head-court-records.html

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 80