Incident

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8-15-2023 Illinois Chicago 1-1

Location

August 15, 2023

3100 block of W Flournoy St
Chicago, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Jacari A Brown
Age: 8
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Age: 9
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child picked up & fired gun
Child killed by child
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

child AD shot in chest by cousin; 41yo Ramon Sumerlin charge with child endangerment, use of weapon by felon

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gun-violence-chicago-20230815-3wb5x7exjzfirgloy7htc66lay-story.html

URL: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/boy-8-dies-after-being-shot-by-juvenile-inside-home-on-west-side/

URL: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/accidental-shooting-leaves-8-year-old-boy-dead-in-lawndale

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/8/30/23851975/child-endangerment-gun-charges-filed-after-boys-fatal-shooting-in-garfield-park-home

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 5
State House District: 9