Incident

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8-23-2023 Connecticut Hartford 1-0

Location

August 23, 2023

279 Martin St
Hartford, 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

URL: https://www.necn.com/news/national-international/6-year-old-shot-himself-in-hand-in-hartford-police/3036399/

URL: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/hartford-county/hartford/child-shooting-hartford-connecticut-police/520-d2c6cfb3-8a9a-463f-bb87-f6ca575a1c1b

URL: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/father-of-child-that-accidentally-shot-himself-in-hand-after-finding-gun-outside-in-hartford-is-arrested/3093110/

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 2
State House District: 5