Incident

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8-07-2023 Missouri Saint Louis (Berkeley) 1-0

Location

August 07, 2023

The Mint Townhomes
6698 Amora Ave
Saint Louis (Berkeley), Missouri

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Darnell Macon
Age: 7
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 (not child shooter)

Notes

Boy shot in head outside of apt complex...believed accidental; child's grandfather charged with child endangerment; alt address: 6700 block of Larry Ln

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.kmov.com/2023/08/07/6-year-old-dies-after-being-shot-head-berkeley-mo/

URL: https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/man-charged-after-childs-gun-death-in-berkeley/

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 14
State House District: 73