Incident

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10-20-2023 Pennsylvania Holtwood 1-0

Location

October 20, 2023

Tucquan Park Family Campground
917 River Rd
Holtwood, Pennsylvania

Participants

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

Incident Characteristics

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

Notes

Father set down firearm to turn on speakers and child picked it up;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/3-year-old-shot-killed-lancaster-county-campground/521-efb941b1-3a3c-41e2-a1aa-9b8cf99c163a

URL: https://dailyvoice.com/pennsylvania/bucks/3-year-old-virginia-boy-found-shot-dead-at-pennsylvania-campground-coroner/

District

Congressional District: 11
State Senate District: 13
State House District: 100