Incident

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10-10-2024 Illinois Chicago 1-1

Location

October 10, 2024

3800 block of W 87th St
Chicago, Illinois

Participants

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

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Age: 13
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)

Notes

8 yo boy shot chest by hit 13 yo uncle; in custody; gun recovered; 13 yo released w/o charges;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/8-year-old-boy-injured-in-shooting-inside-south-side-residence/

URL: https://twitter.com/SPOTNEWSonIG/status/1844532703531561385

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/boy-8-shot-chicago-southwest-side/

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 16
State House District: 31