Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 202610-year-old Boys Injured in Two Accidental Shootings A 10-year-old boy in a Chicago, Illinois home shot himself in the hand and was taken to the hospital in fair condition. A gun was recovered at the scene. Detectives are investigating. And in a residence in Toledo, Ohio, a 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by another 10-year-old who found a gun he …
- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 202610-year-old Girl Killed by Gun Modified for Rapid Fire In a house in Mishawaka, Indiana, 10-year-old Sophia Burks was killed in an accidental shooting that involved a gun “modified for rapid fire.” She was pronounced dead at the scene. The gun used belonged to the boyfriend of Sophia’s older sister, 17-year-old Jacob Olvera. The shooting is under investigation, but Olvera …
- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2026Five-year-old Kills Himself With Unsecured Gun While he was left unattended in a home in Black Jack, Missouri, five-year-old Jaylon Young found an unsecured, loaded gun, and fatally shot himself. Rayvone McPherson, age 29, admitted the gun was his, and that he had left the child alone with the gun in reach. He was charged with child endangerment resulting in the death of …
- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 202617-year-old Killed by Stray Bullet Fired Through Motel Wall In a motel room in Lilburn, Georgia, 17-year-old Sheldon Lewis was playing video games, when a bullet from a neighboring room came through the wall and killed him. Family members were in the room and witnessed the shooting. “The gunshot didn’t even sound like a gunshot. It sounded like a pop if something fell, …
- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026Second Grader Injures Hand With Gun Brought From Home A seven-year-old boy brought a gun to his second-grade classroom in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and accidentally shot himself in the hand. His teacher quickly secured the gun, and took the boy to the nurse’s office to wait for first responders. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. “None of us can imagine the terror or the fear that …
- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026Teenager Injured After Shooting Himself in the Leg It was determined that a 16-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the thigh on a street in San Antonio, Texas. The teen originally told police that shots were fired from a vehicle as it drove past him. He was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. The youth was on probation; …
- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026One Person Injured After Accidental Shooting One person was injured in an accidental shooting in Spartanburg, South Carolina. They were taken to the hospital in unknown condition. No other information was reported. Source: “One Injured in Reported Accidental Shooting, Deputies Say,” wyff4.com (February 3, 2026).
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