Incident

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6-19-2015 Ohio Columbus (Whitehall) 1-0

Location

June 19, 2015

Incident Address

Columbus (Whitehall), Ohio

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Ava Ellis
Age: 4
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Bystander shot

Notes

Officer responding to call fires at dog, accidentally hits 4 y/o girl; GSW to the leg, breaking it; settled lawsuit;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2015/06/30/whitehall-family-criticizes-officer-who/23578954007/

URL: https://www.yourohiolegalhelp.com/family-of-4-year-old-shot-in-columbus-police-shooting-represented-by-michael-wright-of-wright-schulte-llc3285/

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 20