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Miranda Doerr

Case from Joplin, MO dated Jun 02, 2014

Victim Details

Miranda Doerr

Female

White / Caucasian

Joplin

MO

2014-06-02

3

Miranda

Doerr

07/10/2026

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On June 2, 2014, authorities in Newton County, Missouri, were called to a residence in the Bykota Mobile Home Park, located east of Joplin. Inside the home, emergency responders discovered 3-year-old Miranda Joann Doerr suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The young girl was transported to Freeman Hospital in Joplin, where she was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival.

At the time of the incident, Miranda had been playing in a bedroom with her 6-year-old brother. A loaded handg ...
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  • Joplin Globe: Authorities release name of Newton County child killed in shooting accident
  • https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/145896
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