Incident

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9-06-2017 South Carolina Columbia 2-0

Location

September 06, 2017

Incident Address

Columbia, South Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Kyree Myers
Age: 2
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Keon Myers
Age: 38
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Suicide^
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child picked up & fired gun
Child killed self
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff

Notes

2yo found loaded gun, shot/killed self. Child's father then shot self from grief

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.wtvm.com/story/36301808/cpd-serious-injuries-in-double-shooting

URL: http://www.wistv.com/story/36301808/child-adult-killed-as-a-result-of-shooting-in-midlands

URL: http://www.wistv.com/story/36301808/cpd-child-accidentally-shot-himself-dad-then-committed-suicide-after-officers-arrived

URL: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/coroner-and-police-grieve-the-tragic-gun-death-of-a/article_4a11e73a-da82-11e7-b0ee-435693335caa.html

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 21
State House District: 74