Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2026Man Accidentally Shot Himself Adrian Booth, age 40, accidentally shot himself with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol in Port Jervis, New York. He was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his thigh. After he was treated and released, he was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon. Source: Ben Crnic, “Adrian Booth Charged After Shooting in Port …
- SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2026Man Critically Injured After Shooting Himself With Gun He Thought Was Unloaded In an apartment in Shreveport, Louisiana, a 22-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the head thinking the gun he was handling was unloaded. He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and remains in critical condition. The man was with a woman in a bedroom and begin pointing a gun at …
- FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026Five-year-old Injured in Gun Accident A five-year-old accidentally shot themself in the abdomen in New Palestine, Indiana, and is listed in fair condition at the hospital. The circumstances of the shooting were not reported. Officials are continuing to investigate. Source: Sam Maurer, “5-year-old in Fair Condition After Accidental Self inflicted Gunshot,” fox59.com (July 24, 2026).
- THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026One Person Grazed by Stray Bullet In Cape Girardeau, Missouri, one person was treated at the hospital for a non-life-threatening graze wound from a stray bullet. It appears that the bullet came from a neighboring camper. No one has been charged. Source: “Accidental Shooting Sends One to The Hospital,” kfvs12.com (July 24, 2026).
- WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026Girl Accidentally Shot by Brother Before He Takes His Own Life In his Stockbridge, Georgia home, 14-year-old Seven Shirley, the nephew of a local rapper, accidentally shot his 12-year-old sister Lyric in the neck, and then turned the gun on himself. When officers arrived, they found the injured girl and the boy who “showed no signs of life.” The girl …
- TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026Woman Injured in Accidental Shooting A reported accidental shooting in Jerome, Idaho, sent Mayli Alicia Vivas Huaman to the hospital in unknown condition. Yerik Grover Laurente Huarcaya was detained for questioning by police. So far no charges have been filed, as police continue to investigate. Source: Jennifer Williams, “Jerome Police Investigate Reported Accidental Shooting; Woman Hospitalized,” kmvt.com (July 22, 2026).
- MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026Teenage Girl Injured After Thrown Gun Hits Wall and Fires In an apartment in Greendale, Missouri, a 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital for treatment after she was shot during an argument with her long-time boyfriend, 18-year-old Jeremiah F. Grissom. Grissom admitted to police that he threw a gun at his girlfriend during the argument. The gun hit a …
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