Incident

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11-16-2024 North Carolina Greenville 1-1

Location

November 16, 2024

Quail Ridge Apartments
2060 Quail Ridge Dr
Greenville, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 1
Age Group: Child 0-11
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Corey Watson
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

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

Notes

Father AD gun into ground; bullet fragment bounced, struck 1yo in heart. Child was revived

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.reflector.com/news/local/greenville-police-1-year-old-injured-in-apparent-accidental-shooting/article_8f7d81b8-a5ea-11ef-b0c1-7b4d910a4c46.html

URL: https://www.wcti12.com/news/local/greenville-father-faces-charges-following-accidental-shooting-of-toddler#

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 5
State House District: 9