Two men were shot and killed at gatherings today where someone present was handling a gun.  One of the gun accidents occurred in Cleveland Ohio. The other was in Houston, Texas, continuing a depressing pattern of unintentional shootings in and around that city.

In Cleveland, a 25-year old man was shot in the chest and killed at his own birthday party, an event apparently held despite Ohio’s ongoing emergency Covid-19 shutdown order.  Investigators say preliminary information indicates that a 22-year-old relative was handling a handgun “and reportedly shot the victim believing it was unloaded.”  The shooter was taken into custody.

 In Houston, a man was killed in a gun accident at a gathering inside an apartment.  “It appears at this time that it might have been an accidental shooting, in which one person was handling the weapon and it went off,” a police lieutenant said.  Several people remained on the scene to assist police in an ongoing investigation.

Sources:

“Police: Man Shot and Killed at Own 25th Birthday Party in Cleveland,” 10 WBNS (April 26, 2020).

Brianna Zamora-Nipper, “Man Killed in Apparent Accidental Shooting in Southeast Houston Apartment, Police Say,” Click 2 Houston (April 26, 2020).