Incident
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9-05-2024 Ohio Akron 1-1
Location
September 05, 2024
1100 block of Hardesty BlvdAkron, Ohio
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Age: 8
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Male
- 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
8-year-old accidentally shot by another child; child’s father legally owned the handgun that was left unsecured and within reach of the children
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Handgun
Sources
District
Congressional District: 13State Senate District: 28
State House District: 33