Location

July 06, 2023

Smithfield Housing Community
800 block of 1st St N
Birmingham, Alabama

Participants

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 picked up & fired gun
• Child injured self

Notes

Child shot self in leg; victim's brother Jaylon Lewis (21) wanted on felony assault charges; brother's involvement not clearly defined, Taniyah Lowery (19), family member, arrested for second-degree assault

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

• Type: Unknown

Sources

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• URL: https://twitter.com/BhamPolice/status/1677038882976587776

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• URL: https://police.birminghamal.gov/media-release-143-4-year-old-child-struck-by-gunfire/

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• URL: https://www.wvtm13.com/article/fultondale-alabama-man-wanted-child-shooting/44478500

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• URL: https://abc3340.com/news/local/brother-of-4-year-old-shot-wanted-in-connection-to-accidental-shooting-fultondale-chapel-creek-apartments-assault-warrant-police-department#

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• URL: https://www.wbrc.com/2023/07/06/bfrs-child-shot-1st-street-north-serious-condition/

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• URL: https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/woman-19-charged-in-shooting-that-critically-injured-4-year-old-girl-at-birmingham-apartment.html

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 18
State House District: 55