Incident

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4-04-2016 North Carolina Rutherfordton 1-0

Location

April 04, 2016

Incident Address

Rutherfordton, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Abram Brown
Age: 11
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child injured self

Notes

Child shot self in head with small cal. handgun; sheriff describes as "immature act" not suicide attempt.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

The source screenshot will be available soon.
URL: http://wspa.com/2016/04/05/boy-shoots-himself-in-head-says-rutherford-sheriff/

URL: https://wlos.com/news/local/vigil-set-for-11-year-old-hospitalized-after-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound

District

Congressional District: 14
State Senate District: 48
State House District: 113