Incident

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3-28-2024 Pennsylvania Allentown 1-0

Location

March 28, 2024

939 E Hamilton St
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Elijah Abreu Borgen
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or 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 killed self

Notes

Father left loaded handgun on couch with 2 kids; son picked up handgun and accidentally shot self in chest; Jose Hilario Abreu charged with involuntary manslaughter

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://dailyvoice.com/pennsylvania/adams/3-year-old-boy-dies-from-gunshot-wound-in-allentown-authorities/

URL: https://fox56.com/news/local/three-year-old-shot-killed-in-allentown-identified#

URL: https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2024/03/boy-3-shot-to-death-in-allentown-is-identified-investigation-continuing-authorities-say.html

URL: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=831706232321240&set=a.235406981951171

URL: https://www.mcall.com/2025/02/11/toddler-shooting-sentence/

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 14
State House District: 22