Incident

12-20-2023 Georgia Augusta 1-1

Location

December 20, 2023

Norris Place Apartments
1931 Murphy Rd
Augusta, Georgia

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Age: 13
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Injured
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Relationship: Family
  • Age: 10
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Wounded/Injured
  • Accidental Shooting
  • Accidental Shooting - Injury
  • Accidental/Negligent Discharge
  • Playing with gun
  • Child Involved Incident
  • Child fired gun - non-child victim

Notes

Ten year old boy found mother's Taurus 9mm handgun in her purse and shot and critically injured 13 year old brother. Mother, Sharise Nicole Sims,34, arrested. Child had previously handled firearm before.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: 9mm

District

Congressional District: 12
State Senate District: 22
State House District: 129