SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2020

17-year old Ishmael Muhammad of Des Moines, Iowa was struck by a bullet in a local residence today when someone accidentally fired an illegal handgun. He later died of the wound.

According to police, residents initially said that Muhammad had arrived at the home having already been shot. After an investigation, police charged a 16-year old, who was present in the residence at the time of the shooting, with involuntary manslaughter and illegal weapons possession.

Source:

Andrea May Sahouri, “A Des Moines Teen Shot in the Neck Saturday has Died from his Injuries; Another has been Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter,” Des Moines Register (May 24, 2020).

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MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2023

Accidental Shootings Leave One Dead, Five Wounded

In Columbia, South Carolina, a 7-year-old girl died from what is reported as an accidental shooting. She died at the hospital from a gunshot wound to her upper body. The incident is under investigation.

One child accidentally shot another in Austin, Texas. The victim was transported to a local trauma facility in critical condition. Few details are reported as police continue to investigate. "I was just watching through the peephole and, you know, it definitely scared me," a neighbor said. "I could just hear the kids screaming and crying, and a couple of minutes later, I guess a bunch of cops showed up and busted in and they brought the child out. The kid obviously just looked unconscious."

In Columbus, Ohio, a 14-year-old boy was in a garage with friends, when a gun a 19-year-old was holding, accidentally fired wounding the 14-year-old in the arm. He was treated and released at the hospital. Police recovered the gun and were able to confirm the facts of the shooting.

In San Diego, California, a man was hospitalized after unintentionally shooting himself. He was trying to take his gun out of his waistband when it fired.

A 39-year-old man in Manhattan, Kansas, was shooting at raccoons, when shrapnel ricocheted hitting a 36-year-old woman in the head and face. Her injuries were not life-threatening.

Tina Mims of Memphis, Tennessee, was struck in the face by stray bullets as she lay in her bed watching television. The shooting took place near a local church. “I know as a community we have to say no to gun violence in our community. We have do something about it,” the church’s pastor said.

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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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