Incident
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10-20-2017 New York Rochester 1-1
Location
October 20, 2017
Rochester, New York
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Zayden Phillips
- Age: 2
- Age Group: Child 0-11
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Accidental Shooting
- Accidental Shooting - Death
- 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 killed self
- Domestic Violence
Notes
Orig reported as child shot by father; 2yo found loaded gun and shot self. Father Charles Phillips, 36 charged with illegal weapons poss
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
- URL: http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/crime-safety/2017/10/20/rpd-investigating--serious-situation--involving-a-child-on-walnut-street
- URL: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2018-02-09/father-pleads-guilty-to-weapon-charge-in-toddler-sons-death
District
Congressional District: 25State Senate District: 56
State House District: 137