Incident

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12-24-2023 Pennsylvania Reading 1-0

Location

December 24, 2023

200 block of Pear St
Reading, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 4
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 injured self
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

child played with gun and accidentally discharged into leg;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/reading-police-child-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-leg-on-christmas-eve/article_6696150a-a4fe-11ee-b85d-b75f4253b437.html

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 11
State House District: 129