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Jacob Hambaugh

Case from Kokomo, IN dated Oct 22, 2014

Victim Details

Jacob Hambaugh

Male

White / Caucasian

Kokomo

IN

2014-10-22

Jacob

Hambaugh

07/14/2026

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In the autumn of 2014, a tragic incident in Kokomo, Indiana, led to the death of nine-month-old Jacob Ryan Hambaugh. The male infant passed away on or around October 23, 2014, after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head.

The circumstances surrounding the young boy's death were determined to be accidental. On that fateful day, Jacob's father, John W. Hambaugh III, was in the kitchen of their home cleaning a loaded handgun. The weapon discharged, and the bullet struck John Hambaugh in the ...
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  • https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/209478
  • Jacob Hambaugh Obituary | Oct 23, 2014 | Kokomo, IN
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