Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026Three People Grazed After Accidental Discharge at Farmers Market Three people were injured after a gun unintentionally discharged at a farmers market in Decatur, Alabama. The gun’s owner told police that the gun in his pocket went off when he stood up. The bullet struck the ground, sending fragments flying that grazed the three people. They were all treated at the scene for minor injuries. Source: …
- FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 202618-year-old Accidentally Shot in Vehicle A person in a moving vehicle in North Little Rock, Arkansas, accidentally shot another occupant. The 18-year-old victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. There is an ongoing investigation into the shooting. Source: Rafael Escalera Montoto, “Arkansas State Police Investigating Shooting in North Little Rock That Injured 18-year-old,”arkansasonline.com (June 13, 2026).
- THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026Three People Injured in Gun Accidents, Including a Five-year-old A five-year-old was injured in an accidental shooting at a residence in Beaumont, Texas. The child was taken to the local hospital in stable condition, and may be transferred to another hospital to receive additional treatment. The circumstances of the shooting were not reported, and the incident remains under investigation. In Gwynn …
- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026Shooting at Mall Injures Innocent Bystander Officials are investigating a shooting at a shopping center in Fresno, California, that injured an innocent bystander. “Honestly these individuals are just shooting randomly into the parking lot, said a police lieutenant. The innocent bystander got shot in the foot and is expected to be okay. It appears the shooting was between two groups of …
- 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 …
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