Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026Six-year-old Girl Shot and Killed in Vehicle In a shopping center parking lot in Detroit, Michigan, six-year-old Rebecca Brundidge was fatally shot after being left unattended in a car with four siblings. Their mother, 41-year-old Tonya Charisse-Annise Johnson, had gone into a restaurant, and left her five children, ages two to 11 years old, in the car. “During that time …
- SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2026Six-year-old Girl in Stable Condition After Shooting Herself A six-year-old girl in Detroit, Michigan, is in stable condition after shooting herself in the shoulder and thumb with an unsecured gun. Her father, Marcellis Dushaun Williams, age 39, was charged with violating Michigan’s safe storage law. “We have had many tragedies in Wayne County where children have died or suffered serious injury …
- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026Man Killed in Raccoon Hunting Accident In Rochester, Indiana, 31-year-old Andrew Boots was hunting raccoons with a group of people, when he was struck in the abdomen by a bullet that ricocheted off a tree. He later died at the hospital. It was determined that a member of the hunting party shot at a raccoon climbing a tree; the bullet …
- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026Man Shot Himself Removing Gun from Vehicle A man accidentally shot himself in the lower leg at a Savannah, Georgia gas station. He was trying to retrieve a gun from under the car seat when it fired. His injury was not life-threatening. According to officials, no charges were filed. Source: Natasha Young, Ava Cartes, “UPDATE: Man Accidentally Shot Himself at Wilmington …
- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026Teenager Injured in Accidental Shooting In Columbus, Ohio, a teenage girl is in stable condition at the hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound in an accidental shooting. The circumstances of the shooting were not reported. The police assault squad is investigating. Source: “Teenage Girl Hospitalized After Shooting in Hilltop Neighborhood,” 10tv.com (February 26, 2026).
- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026Five-year-old Girl Fatally Shot Inside Car A five-year-old found a handgun in a vehicle in Greenville, Alabama, and fatally shot herself. Her parents were with her in the vehicle, and told police they had just arrived home and were sitting in the driveway when the child found the gun. They brought her to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. …
- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 202614-year-old Girl Shot and Killed in Backseat of Vehicle A 14-year-old girl was shot and killed in the backseat of a vehicle in Hammond, Louisiana, by Demontez Treyvon “Trey” Robinson, age 18, who was sitting in the front seat. Robinson dropped a gun he was playing with that unintentionally fired, striking the girl. He has been charged with negligent homicide. The police chief …
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