Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024Two People Killed by Stray Bullets, Including Nine-year-old Boy At an apartment complex in Florida City, Florida, nine-year-old Antavious Scott, was shot and killed while outside with friends. Police responding to reports of gunfire, arrived to find the wounded Antavoius, known to his family as “TayTay.” He was airlifted to the hospital where he died. His death was mourned by …
- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2024Nurse is Killed in One of Two Texas Hunting Accidents In Corpus Christi, Texas, investigators say that a 23-year-old hunter, Hailey Jasso, was killed by an accidental discharge from her father’s gun. They had been out hunting, and were walking back to camp when the accident happened. Jasso was a registered nurse, honored by multiple DAISY awards that recognized the …
- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024Man Killed, and Two Teens Injured, in Gun AccidentsToday A 60-year-old man died in Gunbarrel, Colorado, after accidentally shooting himself. Officials believe that he was either cleaning or repairing his gun when the accident occurred. In Raleigh, North Carolina, a boy was shot in the leg by a friend, and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. It was reported that the victim was …
- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024Children Shot and Wounded by a Brother In a Detroit, Michigan home, a teenage girl was shot in the arm by her five-year-old brother. She is in stable condition at the hospital. It’s unclear how the child got the gun, but it appears multiple shots were fired when his sister was struck. There is an ongoing investigation into the shooting. …
- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024Teen Recovering After Shooting Himself A 15-year-old boy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, accidentally shot himself in the shoulder, but is expected to make a full recover. A relative of the teen, Melvin Tommy-Shawn-Kelly House, has been charged with a safe storage violation causing injury. Source: Rachel Van Gilder, Amanda Porter, “Man Faces Safe Storage Violation After GR Teen Injured in Shooting,” woodtv.com …
- MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2024Teenage Girl Injured After Unintentionally Shooting Herself A 14-year-old girl is recovering from serious injuries after she accidentally shot herself in a home in Rochester, New York. Few details have been reported, as authorities continue to investigate. Source: “14-year-old Girl Critically Wounded in Rochester Shooting,” 13wham.com (November 12, 2024).
- SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024Guide Killed in One of Two Hunting Accidents On private property in Halfway, Oregon, 73-year-old Leroy George Trautman’s rifle unintentionally discharged, killing his hunting guide, 62-year-old Jon Marshall Nichols. Trautman and another man were riding in a side-by-side with Nicholas, when they spotted a herd of elk and got out of the vehicle. Trautman’s rifle fired as he chambered a …
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