Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- 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, …
- FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026Six-year-old Shot During Dispute at Ohio Park A six-year-old child was an innocent bystander who got shot during a dispute between juveniles at a park in Toledo, Ohio. The juveniles were arguing about toy Orby guns, which shoot biodegradable water-based gel beads. The argument escalated, and someone fired a real gun, striking the six-year-old in the legs. The child was …
- THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026Two People Injured in Hunting Accidents In Appalachia, Virginia, a person was injured in a hunting accident, and airlifted to the hospital for treatment. The circumstances of the accident, and the victim’s condition were not reported. And near Mangum, Oklahoma, a man was shot by his hunting partner on the opening day of turkey hunting season, and airlifted to the …
- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026Four People Injured After Gun Discharges Inside Grocery Store Multiple people were injured when a gun went off at a grocery store in Bonaire, Georgia. The firearm was in a customer’s pocket. When they went to retrieve something else from that pocket, the gun fired into the floor, sending fragments flying that injured four adults. One of the customers and her …
- TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026Toddler and Teen Wounded in Accidental Shootings in Florida In Tampa, Florida, a three-year-old boy injured his forearm after he discharged a gun that belonged to his mother’s 30-year-old boyfriend, Steve Jaleel Cleion Johnson. The boy, his mother, and Johnson were in bed, when Johnson left to go the bathroom leaving an unsecured gun behind. The boy took the gun …
- MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026Two Teens Shot in Car Outside Fast-food Restaurant During a food run to a local fast-food restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico, two teenagers waiting in the backseat of car, were injured when 26-year-old Justin Leithead accidentally shot them. Leithead had returned to the vehicle, opened the back door and pulled out a Glock 17 pistol which discharged. “I pulled …
- SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 202619-year-old Accidentally Shot by 16-year-old Family Member In Elkhart, Indiana, a 19-year-old was accidentally shot in the back of the head by a 16-year-old male family member. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The case is being reviewed by the prosecutor’s office. Source: “Teen Accidentally Shoots Family Member in Back of Head in …
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