Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- SATURDAY, JULY 11, 202621-month-old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself With Father’s Gun In his Columbus, Ohio home, Jashawn Butler, age 21-months-old, shot and killed himself with a loaded gun he found in a safe that was not fully closed. The toddler’s father, Deshawn Butler, told police that he got distracted by Jashawn as he was securing the gun in the safe, and didn’t realize that door was ajar. Jashawn …
- FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026Two Children Injured After Father’s Gun Discharges While Cleaning In Winter Garden, Florida, Deputy Austin Ritchey was off duty and cleaning his personal firearm, when it fired one round injuring two of his children. One child was wounded by the gunshot, the other was injured by shrapnel. Both children were taken to the hospital and later released. The shooting is being …
- THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026Teen is Recovering After Shooting Himself in the Hand A 14-year-old boy was alone inside his home in Toledo, Ohio, when he found a family member’s gun and accidentally shot himself in the hand. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to be OK. The circumstances of the shooting were not reported. Police are investigating. Source: “14-year-old Accidentally …
- WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026Boy Injured After Accidentally Shooting Himself A boy in Fort Worth, Texas, accidentally shot himself and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police did not release the boy’s age, as they continue to investigate. Source: Emerson Clarridge, “Boy Accidentally Shot Himself in South Fort Worth, Police Say,” star-telegram.com (July 8, 2026).
- TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026One Child is Killed, Two are Injured, in Gun Accidents Today Seven-year-old Everett Deaver died at the hospital, after he was shot in the abdomen by another child in a residence in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Everett’s father, Michael Deaver, age 31, left the loaded gun accessible on the top of a desk while he went next-door. One of the children in the …
- MONDAY, JULY 6, 202616-year-old Boy Shot and Killed A 16-year-old boy died at the scene after being accidentally shot by 18-year-old Luis Garza in San Antonio, Texas. Police didn’t reveal the circumstances of the shooting, but are continuing to investigate. Garza was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Source: Darcy Ramirez, “SAPD: Man Facing Manslaughter Charge After ‘Accidental’ Shooting Kills 16-year-old Boy,”kens5.com (July 7, 2026).
- SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026Three People Injured in Gun Accidents An older man in Lehi, Utah, appears to be another victim of celebratory gunfire over this holiday weekend. He was struck in the back by a BB or airsoft pellet, and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. X-rays revealed the trajectory of the small-caliber bullet, showing that it was probably fired into the …
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