Incident

10-17-2024 California Lancaster 1-0

Location

October 17, 2024

44123 Dahlia St
Lancaster, California

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Eli Thomas
  • Age: 7
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Accidental Shooting
  • Accidental Shooting - Death
  • Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
  • Playing with gun
  • Child Involved Incident
  • Child killed self

Notes

Self-inflicted; alt: E Ave J 4 and 27th St E. Exact address in FoxLA video

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Unknown

District

Congressional District: 27
State Senate District: 21
State House District: 39