Location

August 26, 2023

1000 block of Edmeyer Ct
Akron, Ohio

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
• Accidental Shooting
• Accidental Shooting - Death
• Accidental/Negligent Discharge
• Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
• Playing with gun
• Child Involved Incident
• Child picked up & fired gun
• Child killed self

Notes

boy accidentally shot himself with relative's gun he found in bedroom, died several days later Aug 30

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

• Type: Handgun

Sources

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• URL: https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/08/26/4-year-old-akron-boy-shoots-himself-with-unsecured-gun-police-say/

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• URL: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2023/08/31/akron-child-isaiah-pope-accidentally-shot-self-dead/70725907007/

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• URL: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/4-year-old-akron-boy-dies-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-officials-say

District

Congressional District: 13
State Senate District: 27
State House District: 32