Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026Security Guard Injured After Shooting Himself A 32-year-old security guard at a nightclub in Dayton, Ohio, was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury after accidentally shooting himself. No other circumstances of the shooting were reported. Source: Megan Finke, “Security Guard Accidentally Shoots Himself at Dayton Nightclub, Police Say,” whio.com (May 26, 2026).
- THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026Three-year-old Shoots Man With Unsecured Gun A man was shot in a home in Delray Beach, Florida, after a three-year-old child grabbed an unsecured gun causing it to fire. The child was not injured, and the man was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police continue to investigate the incident. Source: Grace Bellinghausen, “3-year-old Gains Access to Gun, Shoots Man in …
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026Teen Killed, Father Injured, in Accidental Shooting at Home At a home in Morganton, North Carolina, 18-year-old Dawson Timothy Whisenant was killed, and his father, 47-year-old Timothy Floyd Whisenant, was injured, in an accidental shooting. Witnesses said the gun fired when Dawson’s brother placed it in a box, striking the father in the leg before hitting Dawson. So far, no …
- TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026Two Children Injured in Gun Accidents, Including a Two-year-old A two-year-old shot himself in the left hand with a gun his uncle left unsecured in an apartment in Memphis, Tennessee. Though the child’s injures are non-critical, police say he may lose his index finger. The child accessed the gun, that was left in a back pack on the living room …
- MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026Two Men Injured After Accidentally Shooting Themselves In Dayton, Ohio, a 22-year-old man shot himself while cleaning his gun. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the shooting. And in Holts Summit, Missouri, a man sustained a gunshot wound to his shoulder after accidentally shooting himself. He was taken to the hospital with possibly life-threatening …
- SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026Man Drove to Hospital After Shooting Himself A 38-year-old man accidentally shot himself in Dayton, Ohio, and drove to the hospital on a motorcycle. Police are investigating. Source: Kaylee Maneen, “38-year-old Drove Motorcycle to Hospital After Dayton Shooting,” dayton247now.com (May 18, 2026).
- SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026Four People Injured in Gun Accidents Today During a large house party in Hillsborough, North Carolina, an 18-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the leg. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No one has been charged, but the shooting is under investigation. In a home in Atlanta, Georgia, a gun Keavn Dean was showing off accidentally discharged, striking him in …
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