Incident

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6-03-2016 Missouri Saint Louis 1-0

Location

June 03, 2016

Incident Address

Saint Louis, Missouri

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: DaMontez Jones
Age: 15
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun

Notes

Found gun in bedroom closet; teen trying to take a selfie w/gun shot self in chest.; 38.687757, -90.368536; RELOAD 1

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://fox2now.com/2016/06/03/teen-shot-and-killed-in-overland/

URL: http://fox2now.com/2016/06/07/15-year-old-accidentally-shoots-self-while-taking-selfie-police/

URL: http://www.kctv5.com/story/32143085/teen-recovering-after-being-shot-in-overland

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 24
State House District: 71