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Case Description

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In the Olney section of Philadelphia on a Thursday afternoon, a tragic incident cut short the life of 2-year-old Ibn-Kareem Lawson. On November 9, 2017, the young boy was in the basement of a home on the 200 block of West Godfrey Avenue when he came across a handgun. Believed to be large enough to handle the weapon, he accidentally shot himself once in the head.

His father, who was not publicly identified by name, rushed him to Einstein Medical Center. Despite the immediate effort to get ...Read More

Victim Details

Ibn-Kareem Lawson

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2017-11-09

2

Ibn-Kareem

Lawson

04/30/2026