Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026Three People Injured in Gun Accidents Today In a Miami, Florida home, an eight-year-old girl was shot in the ankle after he father dropped a gun that discharged. She was taken to the hospital; the sheriff’s office is investigating. In a Miami Springs, Florida home, Michael Martinez, age 41, accidentally shot his wife with a shotgun he had obtained earlier that day. A roommate didn’t …
- SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2026Man Seriously Injured After Shotgun Fires Unintentionally In his Farmingville, New York home, 51-year-old Geonard Wade, handed a 15-year-old family member a shotgun that unintentionally fired, striking Wade in the arm. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, and is expected to recover. Wade was charged with reckless endangerment. Source: “Man Accidentally Shot After Handing Teen Gun in Farmingville,” longisland.news12.com …
- FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026Accidental Shooting Killed Woman in Vehicle A woman was accidentally shot and killed in a vehicle in the parking lot of a shopping plaza in Memphis, Tennessee. The shooting involved a child. Police believe the car was leaving the parking area when it came to a stop. At this time, they did not release the victim’s identity. Detectives are investigating …
- THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026Man Injured in Gun Cleaning Accident A man was injured in an accidental discharge while cleaning a firearm in his home in Chillicothe, Ohio. He told police he recently retrieved a gun safe from the remains of his old residence that had been destroyed by a fire earlier this year. Some of the guns were beginning to rust, so he …
- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026Juvenile Male Injured in Accidental Shooting Few details were reported about “what appears to be an accidental shooting involving a juvenile male,” in Antioch, Tennessee. The child was with his mother, and his injuries were not life-threatening. There is an investigation into the shooting. Source: Jessica Barker, “MNPD Responds to ‘Accidental’ Shooting of Juvenile Male in Antioch,” wkrn.com (March 4, 2026).
- TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026Two People Accidentally Shoot Themselves In Long Beach, California, a man injured himself after he “negligently discharged a firearm.” He was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his lower body. Police recovered the gun, and continue to investigate. And in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a person was taken to the hospital in stable condition with a likely …
- MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026Six-year-old Girl Shot and Killed in Vehicle In a shopping center parking lot in Detroit, Michigan, six-year-old Rebecca Brundidge was fatally shot after being left unattended in a car with four siblings. Their mother, 41-year-old Tonya Charisse-Annise Johnson, had gone into a restaurant, and left her five children, ages two to 11 years old, in the car. “During that time …
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