Incident

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1-01-2017 Alabama Athens 1-1

Location

January 01, 2017

Incident Address

Athens, Alabama

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Regina Hernandez
Age: 5
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Fidel Rodriguez Canchola
Age: 34
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Child Involved Incident
Child killed (not child shooter)
House party / Block Party / Park Party

Notes

Child entered line of fire as shots were fired toward ground in yard.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 22 LR

Sources

URL: http://www.enewscourier.com/news/local_news/update-athens-man-charged-in-accidental-shooting-at-new-year/article_86ab1bce-d044-11e6-94e0-0ff7b59f194c.html

URL: http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2017/01/5-year-old_fatally_shot_at_new.html

URL: http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/limestone_county/victim-of-accidental-athens-new-year-s-shooting-identified/article_b19b0cf9-faa5-503f-b6bd-e3e65f302410.html

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 2
State House District: 5