Incident

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6-09-2015 Indiana Jeffersonville 1-0

Location

June 09, 2015

Incident Address

Jeffersonville, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 2
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

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 self

Notes

3 y/o boy shoots self in leg w/ mother's b/f's gun, unsecured by his bed as he slept. B/f in jail on child neglect charges at this time

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: http://www.newsandtribune.com/news/jeffersonville-toddler-shoots-himself-in-leg-mom-s-boyfriend-jailed/article_f810c2c8-114b-11e5-b848-2f20538afffb.html

URL: http://www.whas11.com/story/news/local/indiana/2015/06/13/southern-indiana-man-charged-after-toddler-shot-with-his-gun/71192720/

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 46
State House District: 71