Incident

5-08-2015 Indiana Gary 1-2

Location

May 08, 2015

Incident Address
Gary, Indiana

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Age: 3
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Injured
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Relationship: Family
  • Age: 6
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: Christopher Starks-Vaulx
  • Age: 29
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Wounded/Injured
  • Accidental Shooting
  • Accidental Shooting - Injury
  • Accidental/Negligent Discharge
  • Playing with gun
  • Child Involved Incident
  • Child fired gun - non-child victim
  • Child injured by child

Notes

Dad leaves loaded gun and children in car...brother shoots sister in hand. Dad charged w/ misdemeanor carrying gun w/o license

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Handgun

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 3