SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020

For at least the third time this week, children were shot and killed by stray gunfire.

Ten-year old Lena Nunez, of Chicago, Illinois, was struck by a bullet that entered through her apartment window and hit in the head. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police believe that a group of males outside were shooting at another group when the incident occurred.

Earlier the same day, in a separate incident, Sincere Gaston, a one-year old Chicago boy was also struck by gunfire and killed. He was riding in a car with his mother at the time. “I just want to sit on the curb and cry,” said a local Pastor. “If you’re not mad if you’re not outraged if you’re not heartbroken about this, then what will you be heartbroken about?”

Sources:

“10-year-old Girl Killed by Stray Bullet in Logan Square Identified,” Fox 32 (June 28, 2020).

“Toddler Shot and Killed in Chicago’s Englewood Neighborhood,” Fox 32 (June 28, 2020).

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THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2023

Two Children Dead, Four Wounded in Unintentional Shootings

While recording a video with two friends, a 14-year-old boy in Detroit, Michigan, was shot and killed. One of the friends, a 16-year-old, was handling the 9mm pistol when it accidentally fired striking the victim. He died at the scene. The gun had been stolen from a car prior to the shooting as part of a social media challenge called “car hopping” in which kids record themselves breaking into cars.

"We can say, oh, the parents can be locked up, we need more police officers, tougher laws until people actually get tired of this until parents actually talk to their kids, be with their kids learn what's going on and social media is nothing, but it's a double-edged sword. It's good for what it's good for, and it's totally terrible for stuff like this," a neighbor said.

In Lakewood, Washington, a boy died at the hospital after being wounded in what is reported as an accidental shooting. No other details are reported.

In a park in Decatur, Alabama, a t eenage boy accidentally shot a girl who was with him and then accidentally shot himself. The boy was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition, the girl was also taken to a hospital with less serious injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

A 12-year-old in Henderson, Kentucky was u nintentionally shot in the stomach while engaging in target practice in the backyard of a local home. It has not been reported who held the gun when it discharged. The boy was airlifted to the hospital in stable condition.

And a boy in St. Louis, Missouri, picked up a loaded gun that was left on a bed and accidentally shot himself. He suffered a graze wound to his knee that is not life-threatening. Police are continuing to investigate.

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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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