Incident
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12-31-2016 Florida Miami (Cutler Bay) 1-1
Location
December 31, 2016
Miami (Cutler Bay), Florida
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Roland Von Whitaker
- Age: 20
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Friends
- Name: Rahsaan Smith
- Age: 18
- 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
Gun belonged to vic, who passed it to friend who AD'd, fatally striking victim. thought unloaded, falsely reported as unknown suspect
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
- URL: http://www.local10.com/news/crime/18-year-old-man-accidentally-shoots-friend-on-new-years-eve-police-say
District
Congressional District: 27State Senate District: 35
State House District: 114