Incident

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8-08-2023 Indiana South Bend 1-1

Location

August 08, 2023

800 block of Amhurst Ave
South Bend, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Kylin Brooks
Age: 1
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Age: 2
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child killed by child

Notes

south side, boy shot cousin while playing with handgun, later died; uncle, Joseph Troupe, 19, charged; father left gun under pillow in bedroom at sister’s home

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://www.wndu.com/2023/08/08/child-critical-condition-after-south-bend-shooting/

URL: https://www.21alivenews.com/2023/08/09/1-year-old-boy-dies-after-shooting-south-bends-south-side/

URL: https://news.yahoo.com/boy-1-dies-tuesday-shooting-184347122.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 10
State House District: 6