Incident

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7-23-2023 Pennsylvania Jamestown 1-0

Location

July 23, 2023

500 block of Spring St
Jamestown, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 1
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
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Mercer County; child AD shot self in leg, foot with shotgun; father, 39yo Joseph Paul Cresswell charge with child endangerment, prohibited possession

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Shotgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wfmj.com/story/49239927/suspect-on-the-run-after-child-shot-in-jamestown

URL: https://www.alliednews.com/news/jamestown-police-officer-commended-for-lifesaving-efforts/article_064846b0-cfd7-5cc8-b428-6f713c77096b.html

District

Congressional District: 16
State Senate District: 50
State House District: 7