Incident
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8-23-2023 Connecticut Hartford 1-0
Location
August 23, 2023
279 Martin StHartford, Connecticut
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Age: 6
- 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
Notes
Found gun out side, shot self in hand. Boy's dad, Camron West, 41 arrested, risk of injury charges.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
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- URL: https://www.necn.com/news/national-international/6-year-old-shot-himself-in-hand-in-hartford-police/3036399/
District
Congressional District: 1State Senate District: 2
State House District: 5