Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026Eight-year-old Girl Injured in Accidental Shooting An eight-year-old girl sustained non-life-threatening injuries, in an accidental shooting in Kent, Washington, and has since been released from the hospital. No other circumstances of the incident were reported, but police said everyone involved is cooperating in the ongoing investigation. Source: “Child Shot, Hospitalized in Kent; Police Investigating Incident as Accidental,” komonews.com (May 5, …
- MONDAY, MAY 4, 202615-year-old Innocent Bystander Injured in National Mall Shooting A 15-year-old boy got caught in the gunfire between Secret Service agents and 45-year-old Michal Marx near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. The boy is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. It is unclear if Marx, or the agents, shot the boy. A firearm was recovered at the scene. The incident began when …
- SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026Man Shot and Killed in a Car A man was accidentally shot and killed in a car in Port Orchard, Washington. Three men were sitting in the car listening to music and smoking marijuana. Lucas B. Johnson, age 21, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, pulled out a gun while “fake arguing” with another man in the backseat when …
- SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026Innocent Woman Injured in Drive-by Shooting In New Braunfels, Texas, a 25-year-old woman was injured after multiple shots were fired during a drive-by shooting. Three men had been involved in a physical altercation. One of them got in his car and fired at the other two as they walked downtown, then sped off. Two men were injured, as well as the woman who was …
- FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026Teen Injured After Shooting Himself At his house in Dayton, Ohio, a 16-year-old boy was handling a gun that fired, hitting him in the upper arm. He was taken to the hospital with not-life-threatening injuries. The shooting is under investigation. Source: Megan Finke, “Teen Hospitalized After Accidental Shooting in Montgomery County,” whio.com (May 1, 2026).
- THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026Man Shot Walking Into Building A man was struck by a small-caliber bullet as he walked into a business in Willmar, Minnesota. Police don’t believe the man was a target, and consider the incident a “reckless discharge of a firearm.” The man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police encouraged anyone with information about the shooting to contact …
- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026Toddler Killed in Accidental Shooting A 42-year-old man was arrested, and charges are pending, in the accidental shooting death of a two-year-old girl in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The toddler got a hold of a gun that fired, and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The district attorney’s office is reviewing the case. Source: Staff, Megan Lee, “Toddler Killed in Accidental Gun Discharge,” tmj4.com …
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