Incident

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10-17-2024 Kentucky Louisville 1-0

Location

October 17, 2024

Atherton High School
3000 Dundee Rd
Louisville, Kentucky

Participants

Type: Victim
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental Shooting at a Business
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
School Incident
School Shooting - elementary/secondary school
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

student accidentally shot himself while putting gun away inside his car in school parking lot

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/jcps-student-recovering-after-accidental-shooting-in-school-parking-lot-thursday-morning/article_f1b74804-8c91-11ef-a828-c3004965d83f.html

URL: https://www.wave3.com/2024/10/17/jcps-student-injured-accidental-shooting-atherton-high-school/?tbref=hp

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 19
State House District: 41