Incident

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4-10-2024 Ohio Valley City 1-0

Location

April 10, 2024

900 block of Marks Rd
Valley City, Ohio

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Maxwell Lamatrice
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

Child gets dad's semiautomatic pistol which father had "set aside" on his workbench in garage

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://fox8.com/news/3-year-old-hospitalized-after-accidental-shooting-in-brunswick-hills/

URL: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/medina-county/brunswick-hills-police-3-year-old-in-serious-condition-after-accidental-shooting-ohio/95-6a0f16e0-4e9b-4f4a-a7b3-5d660a8e11ca

URL: https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/04/11/3-year-old-dies-after-accidentally-shooting-self-brunswick-hills-police-say/

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 22
State House District: 67