Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 202613-year-old in Critical Condition After Accidental Shooting A 13-year-old boy is in critical condition at the hospital, after being shot in an apartment in Covington, Kentucky. Ryan Cupp, age 18, has been charged in the shooting, claiming it was accidental, and the victim was like a “little brother” to him. Multiple witness said they saw Cupp and the victim playing …
- THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026Man Shoots Himself During Dispute With Co-worker At his job in Little Rock, Arkansas, Josuah Haggans, age 33, accidentally shot himself in the thigh during an argument with a co-worker. He pointed a gun at the other employee, but ended up shooting himself. He was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by certain persons. Source: Grant Lancaster, “POLICE …
- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026Accidental Discharge Injures One Person The accidental discharge of a firearm in a Naples, Florida residence, injured one person who was taken to the hospital for treatment. The shooting remains under investigation. Source: Nicholas Karsen, “Collier County Deputies Investigate Accidental Discharge of Firearm at Residence,” winknews.com (April 24, 2026).
- TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 202610-year-old Shot and Killed in Vehicle In a vehicle in the parking lot of a convenience store in Augusta, Georgia, a child fatally shot 10-year-old De’Angelo Roberson in the head. De’Angelo’s mother, 27-year-old Deasia Lexus Williams, admitted to deputies that she went inside the store leaving three children, ages 4 to 10, in the car with a purse that contained …
- MONDAY APRIL 20, 2026Girl Shot When Boyfriend Puts Gun in His Pants In Columbus, Ohio, the Glock 30 SF .45 Caliber that 18-year-old Xzavier Wiley was putting into his pants fired, striking his juvenile girlfriend in the head. “It just went off,” Wiley told police. His girlfriend’s condition was not reported. The gun was determined to be stolen; Wiley claims he bought it off the street. He faces a gun charge …
- SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026Teenager Fatally Shot by Best Friend In a Salem, Indiana home, 14-year-old Jameson Crawford, was pronounced dead after being accidentally shot in the head by a 14-year-old friend. The details of the shooting were not reported, but the 14-year-old was arrested and charged with reckless homicide. Jameson’s aunt described the two boys as “best friends,” and said the shooting was …
- SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026Woman Killed, Husband Injured, in Gun Cleaning Accident A deadly gun cleaning accident inside a home in Channelview, Texas, killed a 24-year-old woman and injured her 25-year-old husband. The man and his brother were in sitting at a table in the kitchen, dissembling and reassembling guns during the cleaning process. At some point the man’s firearm fired, striking his hand, …
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