Incident

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8-24-2017 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1-0

Location

August 24, 2017

Incident Address

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 11
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 fired gun - non-child victim
Child injured self
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

11yo found gun in parent's bedroom; just after midnight; legally registered handgun;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/08/24/boy-11-shoots-himself-accidentally/

URL: http://6abc.com/boy-upgraded-to-stable-condition-after-accidental-shooting/2336811/

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 1
State House District: 185