Incident

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8-21-2023 Texas Houston 1-1

Location

August 21, 2023

15491 Wallisville Rd
Houston, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Emmanuel "Manuel" Delgado
Age: 16
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Friends
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun

Notes

teen handling pistol while car in motion; rear-end accident; pistol discharged, striking driver; deceased at hospital

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://twitter.com/SheriffEd_HCSO/status/1693815050610389083

URL: https://twitter.com/SheriffEd_HCSO/status/1694046340509036809

URL: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/teen-critically-injured-after-accidentally-shooting-self-following-car-crash-houston-texas-harris-county-sheriff-investigation-handgun-hospital-helicopter#

URL: https://abc13.com/emmanuel-delagado-killed-teen-arrested-wallisville-road-shooting-while-driving/13770023/

District

Congressional District: 29
State Senate District: 6
State House District: 143