Incident

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10-07-2024 Georgia Roberta 1-0

Location

October 07, 2024

541 Leamon Gibson Rd
Roberta, Georgia

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 8
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
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

Parents charged in child accidental shooting; found handgun in unattended vehicle; gsw leg; Mykiera Colbert, 29, and mother's boyfriend Brandon Searcy, 29;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/8-year-old-boy-recovering-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-in-leg-in-crawford-county-local-news-middle-georgia-roberta-police-department#

URL: https://www.41nbc.com/roberta-police-8-year-old-boy-released-hospital-shooting-2-adults-charged/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 18
State House District: 145