Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
RECENT JOURNAL POSTS
- SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 202617-year-old Girl Accidentally Shot A 17-year-old girl sustained injuries to her arm and chest after she was accidentally shot by 21-year-old Rafael Juventino Nunez in an apartment in Eugene, Oregon. Nunez told police he had invited a group of friends over, and was talking to a friend about the difficulties he had disassembling his gun. Nunez also admitted to police that he …
- FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026Teen Killed in Accidental Shooting Responding officers found Biak Hmung, age 16, dead from a gunshot wound in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They determined that another 16-year-old was involved, and that the shooting was an accident. The other teen was charged with reckless homicide. Police continue to investigate. Source: “BG Teen Dies From Gunshot, Police Arrest 16-year-old,” bgdailynews.com (August 16, 2026).
- THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026Three-year-old Boy Dies After Shooting Himself in the Head A three-year-old in McCamey, Texas died, after he “had sustained an apparent gunshot wound to the forehead.” The boy’s mother had placed the 911 call saying her son shot himself in the head. The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting. Source: Aaron McGuire, “Texas Rangers Investigating McCamey Child Shooting Death: UCSO,” bigcountryhomepage.com (August 13, 2026).
- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026Two Children Shoot Themselves After Finding Loaded Guns, Four-year-old Girl is Killed A four-year-old girl was killed after she found a loaded gun in a parked car in Opelousas, Louisiana, and shot herself in the head. Her father, Lydell Rubin Jr., age 30, had driven the car to a home and left the gun inside unattended. He was charged with …
- TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026Three Children Killed in Gun Accidents, Including a Four-year-old Boy A four-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the hospital, after being wounded by “an apparent accidental gunshot,” at a home in Champaign, Illinois. There is an ongoing investigation into the incident to determine the circumstances of the incident. “My heart is heavy at the tragic loss of life of a 4-year-old child …
- MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026Store Employee Accidentally Shot by Co-worker An employee inside an auto parts store in Conyers, Georgia, accidentally shot a co-worker in the leg. The victim was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The employee who fired the gun was charged with reckless conduct. Source: Justin Berger, “AutoZone Employee Charged After Accidentally Shooting Co-worker Inside Conyers Store, Police Say,”atlantanewsfirst.com (August 10, 2026).
- SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2026Teen Shot With Glock After Getting Haircut After getting a haircut in his Richmond, Kentucky home from 18-year-old Elijah Long, a 16-year-old was accidentally shot by Long. Long had brought his Glock 19 pistol with him, and was showing the teen some of the firearm’s color customizations. He removed the 31-round extended magazine, but didn’t check the chamber claiming he “never keeps it loaded.” Long had the …
Key Materials
© All material on this blog is copyrighted to GKlein Consulting (2023). www.gkleinconsulting.net