Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- 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 …
- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026Three People Injured in Accidental Shootings In a Walmart in Ellenwood, Georgia, two people were injured by a bullet that ricocheted after 18-year-old Quentendou Arnold unintentionally fired his gun. Both people sustained graze wounds; one received treatment at the scene, the other declined. Arnold was arrested and charged with reckless conduct, obstruction and making false statements. Demonta Arnold, age 18, …
- TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026Two People Injured in Gun Accidents Today In a North Miami, Florida apartment, a woman was injured when a bullet came from the adjacent apartment and struck her in the leg. She was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police determined that her neighbor was clearing his gun when it discharged. It is unclear if anyone will be charged. And …
- MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026Teen Killed Handling Gun With Friend, and Five-year-old Shot Himself With Babysitter’s Glock A 14-year-old was shot and killed in his Atwater, California home. He and a 14-year-old friend were handling a gun in a room alone, when it discharged. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unclear how the teens got a hold of the gun, and …
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