Incident

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6-28-2023 Tennessee Knoxville 1-1

Location

June 28, 2023

YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center
124 S Cruze St
Knoxville, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 10
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental Shooting at a Business
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)

Notes

boy accidentally shot during summer camp in youth community center gym when handgun inside teen’s backpack discharged, two handguns found in backpack

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Handgun

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2023/06/28/boy-hurt-accidental-shooting-at-knoxville-ywca/70364626007/

URL: https://www.wate.com/news/boy-shot-at-knoxville-community-center/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 6
State House District: 15