Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026Three People Injured as Innocent Bystanders A 12-year-old boy was was shot sitting on a couch in his home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He and his two brothers were home alone, when the brothers found one of their parent’s handgun and were playing with it another room when it fired. The 12-year-old was shot in the back and taken to the hospital for …
- MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026Teen Girl In Critical Condition After Being Shot in the Head Investigators believe the shooting in a Jacksonville, Florida home that sent a teenaged girl to the hospital was an accident. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. The suspect is cooperating with authorities. The victim and the suspect knew each …
- SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2026One Person Killed in Accidental Shooting Involving Alcohol An accidental shooting left one person dead in a house in Port Clinton, Ohio. Police dispatched to the scene believe that two people were drinking alcohol and playing with guns. Nicholas Nellett, age 21, unintentionally shot the victim after he “dropped the clip in one of the guns with the magazine and thought it was empty.” Nellett …
- SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 202615-year-old Girl Killed After Teens Find Gun in Apartment Journee Long, age 15, and a friend her age, were alone in an apartment in Washington, DC where they planned to stay for the weekend. They found a loaded, unsecured gun, and were playing with it when the gun fired, fatally striking Journee in the head. The other teen was holding the gun at the time, and a family friend …
- FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2026Teen Shot and Killed With “Ghost Gun” A 14-year-old boy was killed after a “ghost gun” discharged, striking the victim in the head in a home in Oroville, California. The victim was visiting another 14-year-old at the home, who was in possession of a loaded gun that unintentionally fired after being thrown. Police recovered the gun used, and found that its serial number was …
- THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026Staff Sergeant Injured After Service Weapon Discharges During Cleaning In Port Royal, South Carolina, Staff Sergeant Steven Colson injured his hand and thigh, when his department-issued pistol discharged while he was cleaning it. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting is under investigation. Source: Natasha Young, “Port Royal Officer Shoots Himself While Cleaning Department-issued Gun,” wsav.com (June 5, …
- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 202612-year-old in Stable Condition After Being Shot In Indianapolis, Indiana, a 12-year-old was hospitalized after being shot in the leg, in what was described as an “accidental gunshot incident.” The child was taken to the hospital in stable condition. A 14-year-old, and 50-year-old Demarcus Jackson, were taken into custody. Jackson was charged with neglect of a dependent, the 14-year-old with …
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