27-06-2025
Police: 12-year-old boy dead after accidental shooting in Cumberland home
(This article will update.)
A 12-year-old boy has died after an accidental shooting, Cumberland Police Chief Suzanne Crooke-Woodland confirmed.
Shortly after 1 a.m. June 27, police were called to the 11500 block of Dunshire Drive inside the Knoll Ridge Apartments about a person shot. Officers found a preteen boy in critical condition. He was taken to an Indianapolis hospital, where he died several hours later, Crooke-Woodland said.
Police spoke to several witnesses at the scene and learned that guns were easily accessible to all in the home. No other details about the circumstances of the shooting were released. Police believe the shooting wasn't intentional.
The Marion County Prosecutor's Office is "aware of the situation," but nothing has been formally presented at this time.
This is the second time a Marion County child has died in a shooting in the past month. On June 17, 2-year-old Javarius Bickett shot himself inside a car parked at a CVS on Indianapolis' east side.
A 2024 analysis conducted by IndyStar showed that adults who owned the guns used in children's shootings most often received probation, if they were criminally charged at all.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the national gun safety program Project ChildSafe offer free gun locks. They can be picked up at branches of the Indianapolis Public Library.
