On Valentine’s Day, four young children were shot and injured in their homes by other children.  Three children were shot in two incidents in Chicago, Illinois.  The other incident occurred in Dallas, Texas.

An eight-year old boy and a 12-year old girl were both shot in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side by another boy who found a gun in the home.  All three children were related.  The eight-year old was shot in the shoulder and the girl was hit in the arm.

Also in Chicago, a seven-year old girl shot an 11-year old boy in the neck after finding a gun in her home.  She was handling the gun when it went off.  The boy was taken to the hospital, where he was reportedly in serious condition.

In the Dallas incident, a five-year old boy was accidentally shot in the back by his ten-year old brother, who was handling a pistol.  The boy was being treated at a local hospital, where he was in stable condition.

Sources:

Kate Chappell, “Weekend Violence: At Least 4 Wounded in Accidental Shootings Across Chicago,” 5 Chicago (February 15, 2020).

“Child Accidentally Shoots Boy, Girl Inside Bronzeville Home: Police,” The Chicago Sun Times (February 15, 2020).

Emmanuel Camarillo, “Boy, 11, Accidentally Shot by 7-year-old Sister in Lawndale, Police Say,” The Chicago Sun Times (February 14, 2020).

“Boy Accidentally Shot in Dallas by Brother: Police,” 5 NBCDFW (February 15, 2020).