Incident

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9-22-2015 New York Lake Placid 1-2

Location

September 22, 2015

Incident Address

Lake Placid, New York

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Erin Coffey
Age: 24
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Jonathan Coffey
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

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

Notes

child accidentally shot mom (in the buttock with the bullet exiting her abdomen), dad charged with possession

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://www.wcax.com/story/30092231/lake-placid-mayor-mother-hospitalized-after-accidental-shooting

URL: http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/556487/Police--Woman-hurt-in-accidental-shooting-in-Lake-Placid--update-.html?nav=5047

URL: http://www.wcax.com/story/30108122/dad-charged-after-toddler-accidentally-shoots-mom

District

Congressional District: 21
State Senate District: 45
State House District: 114