Incident

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8-31-2023 North Carolina Statesville 1-1

Location

August 31, 2023

100 block of Fort Dobbs Rd
Statesville, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Age: 5
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

Notes

Preschooler found legally-owned gun in car, picked up and shot/killed toddler brother.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://whky.com/child-fatally-shot-by-sibling-investigation-being-conducted/

URL: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article278857459.html

URL: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/iredell-county-2-year-old-killed-accidental-shooting/275-eed12577-bf04-4892-a4b3-80fe1bc1b571

District

Congressional District: 10
State Senate District: 37
State House District: 84