Incident

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9-11-2015 New York Far Rockaway 1-2

Location

September 11, 2015

Incident Address

Far Rockaway, New York

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Wilta Wordsworth
Age: 15
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Nylique Knight
Age: 15
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 15
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun

Notes

Far Rockaway, near Beach 22nd, shot in head, pair of teens playing with gun, bystander shot; 40.598947, -73.757409

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://nypost.com/2015/09/11/15-year-old-girl-shot-in-head-in-brooklyn/

URL: http://pix11.com/2015/09/12/15-year-old-girl-dies-after-being-shot-in-the-head-inside-her-far-rockaway-apartment/

URL: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/girl-15-shot-queens-play-wrestling-gun-fired-article-1.2358204

URL: http://nypost.com/2015/09/14/teen-who-allegedly-killed-15-year-old-girl-had-troubled-past/

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 10
State House District: 31