Incident

6-29-2024 Virginia Martinsville 1-1

Location

June 29, 2024

101 Preston Scales Rd
Martinsville, Virginia

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Age: 9
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Injured
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Wounded/Injured
  • Accidental Shooting
  • Accidental Shooting - Injury
  • Accidental/Negligent Discharge
  • Playing with gun
  • Child Involved Incident
  • Child injured by child

Notes

according to the gun owner (Vic's brother, 19yo Kevon Hairston, arrested for endangerment) left one of his loaded firearms unsecured on the bed, and another child accidentally hit the trigger of the gun causing it to fire;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Unknown

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 7
State House District: 48