Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2025Three Children Injured in Unintentional Shootings Two children were injured in separate accidental shootings in Memphis, Tennessee. In the early afternoon, a two-year-old boy shot himself with an unsecured gun and is in stable condition at the hospital. A man was detained by police. And later in the day, a stray bullet came into an apartment and struck a six-year-old. …
- SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025Two Men Injured in Gun Cleaning Accidents In an apartment complex in San Angelo, Texas, Brandon Tignor, 25, accidentally shot another man in the legs while cleaning his gun. Tignor went to the apartment where the shooting took place with the victim and four other people. He told investigators that he removed the gun’s magazine in order to clean it. …
- FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2025Accidental Shooting at Party Kills 19-year-old At a party in Statesboro, Georgia, Garron Joe Wingate, 19, was killed when a handgun he was handling unintentionally fired. The shooting has been ruled an accident, but the sheriff’s office continues to investigate. From his obituary, “…he excelled on the baseball field as a member of the Packers. His talent and dedication to the sport …
- THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 202513-year-old Boy Shot and Killed Thirteen-year-old Jonathan Kazemi died after apparently shooting himself with an unsecured gun found in an Irvine, California home. He didn’t live in the home, but came with another boy to visit with a friend, and it’s unclear if anyone witnessed the shooting. A police sergeant said, “[w]e don’t know at this point, and we may …
- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025Four Injured in Unintentional Shootings Today Two young children in South Carolina were injured in separate incidents.A three-year-old in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, shot himself in the shoulder with a gun left unattended. He is expected to make a full recover. The boy’s four-year-old sibling was also in the home, along with their mother who told deputies that the gun was for …
- TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025Woman Shot in Stomach Cleaning Gun A woman in an Attleboro, Massachusetts home, was shot in the stomach when a gun she was cleaning accidentally fired. She was taken to the hospital for treatment and later released. Two young children were also in the home when the shooting occurred. No other information was reported, as officials continue to investigate. Source: …
- MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025Toddler Shoots Himself in Hand with Gun Left on Couch A two-year-old boy in Belle Glade, Florida, was taken to the hospital for treatment after shooting himself in the hand with a gun left unsecured. At the hospital, the boy was interviewed by Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), and asked about his hand and what happened. “I shot it …
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