Incident

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7-06-2023 Pennsylvania Belle Vernon 1-0

Location

July 06, 2023

Rostraver Estates Mobile Home Park
40 Gaudio Dr
Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Ronnie Lynn
Age: 4
Age Group: Child 0-11
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)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child picked up & fired gun
Child injured self

Notes

Child AD shot self in head in house with Dad's gun "A spokesperson for the family said the gun was locked in a safe when the incident happened."

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/4-year-old-shot-in-rostraver-township/

URL: https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/rostraver-shooting-appears-to-be-accidental/article_e66cef86-1cfc-11ee-8885-d72c02a24333.html

URL: https://dailyvoice.com/pennsylvania/berks/4-year-old-boy-shot-in-head-in-pa-da/

District

Congressional District: 14
State Senate District: 39
State House District: 58