Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024Accidental Shooting Injures One Man In Defiance, Ohio, Devon Johnson, age 23, was taken to the hospital in stable condition after he was shot by 56-year-old Richard Johnson. The investigation by police revealed that both men were handling firearms next to each other, when Richard’s 9mm pistol unintentionally fired, striking Devon in the chest and left shoulder. Devon was evaluated locally, and later airlifted to another hospital …
- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024One Person Dead, Three Injured, in Unintentional Shootings Today In a home in Kokomo, Indiana, 37 year-old Henry Clayton was unintentionally shot and killed by Perry A. Reyes, age 31, with a gun that Clayton had been showing him, and that Reyes mistakenly thought was unloaded. When Reyes got ahold of the gun, he pointed it at Clayton and pulled the trigger, fatally wounding Clayton. Reyes was arrested and charged with …
- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024Twelve-year-old Shot by Younger Brother With Stolen Gun A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot by his younger brother in a motel in Rogers, Arkansas. The gun used had been stolen from a vehicle just hours before the shooting. The 11-year-old brother was taken into custody on still undetermined charges while police continue to investigate. …
- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2024Six-year-old Finds Gun, Shoots and Kills Five-year-old Brother In a home in Greenville, North Carolina, a five-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head by his six-year-old sibling. A 72-year-old man, who lives in the home and was identified as the owner of the gun, was charged with violating storage of a firearm to protect a minor. Source: “Gun Owner Charged After …
- MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024Eight-year-old Boy Shoots Self in Parked Car In Roberta, Georgia, an eight-year-old boy shot himself in the leg while left unattended in a parked car. He was taken to the hospital and later released. The boy’s 29-year-old mother and another adult have been charged in the incident. His mother was charged with second-degree cruelty to children, and the other person …
- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024Three People Killed in Accidental Shootings Wyatt Oser, a 13-year-old, eighth-grader, killed himself In his Meraux, Louisiana home, when a gun he was handling unintentionally discharged. Two of his friends were with him at the time. A GoFundMe page set up to help with expenses called Wyatt bright and kind, with “…a contagious smile, a loving spirit…” This has been a tragic year …
- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024Gun Accidents Injure Two Men A 46-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the leg at a shooting range on the private property of a home in Bellingham, Massachusetts. His injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening. Police are investigating. And a 24-year-old man was shot in the neck while watching television in his Atlanta, Georgia apartment. He is “in serious but …
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