Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026Two-year-old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself Inside a home in Chicago, Illinois, two-year-old Jamonte Shaw found a loaded gun and fatally shot himself. There is an ongoing investigation to determine the circumstances of the shooting; it is unclear how the toddler accessed the gun. A 31-year-old man is in custody, but police did not say what his relationship was to the …
- SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026Seven-year-old Boy Fatally Shot by Three-year-old Brother In Ferris, Texas, a three-year-old boy found a loaded gun and shot and killed his seven-year-old brother, Treshawn Moore. Four adults were also at home at the time of the shooting. Relatives took Treshawn to the hospital were he was pronounced dead. “It was just one gunshot to the abdomen, and unfortunately our …
- FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026Security Guard Injured After Shooting Himself A 32-year-old security guard at a nightclub in Dayton, Ohio, was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury after accidentally shooting himself. No other circumstances of the shooting were reported. Source: Megan Finke, “Security Guard Accidentally Shoots Himself at Dayton Nightclub, Police Say,” whio.com (May 26, 2026).
- THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026Three-year-old Shoots Man With Unsecured Gun A man was shot in a home in Delray Beach, Florida, after a three-year-old child grabbed an unsecured gun causing it to fire. The child was not injured, and the man was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police continue to investigate the incident. Source: Grace Bellinghausen, “3-year-old Gains Access to Gun, Shoots Man in …
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026Teen Killed, Father Injured, in Accidental Shooting at Home At a home in Morganton, North Carolina, 18-year-old Dawson Timothy Whisenant was killed, and his father, 47-year-old Timothy Floyd Whisenant, was injured, in an accidental shooting. Witnesses said the gun fired when Dawson’s brother placed it in a box, striking the father in the leg before hitting Dawson. So far, no …
- TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026Two Children Injured in Gun Accidents, Including a Two-year-old A two-year-old shot himself in the left hand with a gun his uncle left unsecured in an apartment in Memphis, Tennessee. Though the child’s injures are non-critical, police say he may lose his index finger. The child accessed the gun, that was left in a back pack on the living room …
- MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026Two Men Injured After Accidentally Shooting Themselves In Dayton, Ohio, a 22-year-old man shot himself while cleaning his gun. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the shooting. And in Holts Summit, Missouri, a man sustained a gunshot wound to his shoulder after accidentally shooting himself. He was taken to the hospital with possibly life-threatening …
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