Incident

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9-14-2024 Illinois Danville 1-0

Location

September 14, 2024

Danville, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Age Group: Child 0-11
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Child Involved Incident
Child injured self
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

child shot self w/ mother's gun; Morgan Nelson, 34 charged/ unlawful use, endangering welfare of a child;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wandtv.com/news/danville-mother-arrested-for-unlawful-weapon-use-after-child-is-shot/article_1b90cc84-7448-11ef-8374-87c1f29f8868.html

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 52
State House District: 104