Incident

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7-26-2017 Alabama Montevallo 1-0

Location

July 26, 2017

Incident Address

Montevallo, Alabama

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 4
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 found gun and shot himself in hand.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://wiat.com/2017/07/26/child-accidentally-shot-in-the-hand-after-finding-firearm-in-home/

URL: http://www.wbrc.com/story/35976243/4-year-old-accidentally-shot-in-the-hand-in-shelby-co

URL: http://www.wvtm13.com/article/child-accidentally-shot-after-finding-gun-inside-shelby-county-home/10364032

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 11
State House District: 41