Incident

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10-26-2015 New York Buffalo 1-1

Location

October 26, 2015

Incident Address

Buffalo, New York

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Michael McHerrin
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Friends
Name: Brandon Robinson
Age: 26
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

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

Notes

two friends find handgun at parent's home; remove clip, but didn't check chamber; gun discharged; victim suffers fatal GSW to the head;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/erie-county-court/buffalo-man-admits-killing-friend-when-they-were-playing-with-gun-20160519

URL: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/buffalo-man-gets-six-months-in-jail-for-accidental-shooting-that-killed-friend/article_978178a9-277d-52a9-8b2d-6eab59f6c6e9.html

URL: https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/15/1439214/-As-the-Founders-intended:-the-woman-with-the-foot-so-tyrannical,-she-shot-it-twice-GunFAIL-CLXV

District

Congressional District: 26
State Senate District: 63
State House District: 141