Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026Two Children Shoot Themselves After Finding Loaded Guns, Four-year-old Girl is Killed A four-year-old girl was killed after she found a loaded gun in a parked car in Opelousas, Louisiana, and shot herself in the head. Her father, Lydell Rubin Jr., age 30, had driven the car to a home and left the gun inside unattended. He was charged with …
- TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026Three Children Killed in Gun Accidents, Including a Four-year-old Boy A four-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the hospital, after being wounded by “an apparent accidental gunshot,” at a home in Champaign, Illinois. There is an ongoing investigation into the incident to determine the circumstances of the incident. “My heart is heavy at the tragic loss of life of a 4-year-old child …
- MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026Store Employee Accidentally Shot by Co-worker An employee inside an auto parts store in Conyers, Georgia, accidentally shot a co-worker in the leg. The victim was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The employee who fired the gun was charged with reckless conduct. Source: Justin Berger, “AutoZone Employee Charged After Accidentally Shooting Co-worker Inside Conyers Store, Police Say,”atlantanewsfirst.com (August 10, 2026).
- SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2026Teen Shot With Glock After Getting Haircut After getting a haircut in his Richmond, Kentucky home from 18-year-old Elijah Long, a 16-year-old was accidentally shot by Long. Long had brought his Glock 19 pistol with him, and was showing the teen some of the firearm’s color customizations. He removed the 31-round extended magazine, but didn’t check the chamber claiming he “never keeps it loaded.” Long had the …
- SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026Child Recovering After Accidental Shooting A child accidentally shot at a residence in Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia, was taken to the hospital and is expected to fully recover. No other circumstances were reported. A public affairs officer with the Army Criminal Investigation Division in Quantico said, “[a]s this is an active investigation, we cannot release further details at this time.” …
- FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026Man Fatally Shoots Himself During Argument With Sister At a home in Houston, Texas, a dispute between a sister and brother, both in their 20s, ended when the brother accidentally shot himself in the stomach. The brother had been staying with his sister and she was trying to evict him. The brother had a gun, and when the confrontation escalated into …
- THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026One Person Shot at Car Dealership Investigators believe that a person was shot accidentally at a Ford dealership in Fayetteville, Georgia, and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The circumstances and the names of those involved in the incident were not reported, but police did arrest someone and charges are pending. Source: Jameson Moyer, “Person Shot at Fayetteville Ford …
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