WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020

A ten-year old boy is in stable condition after an accidental shooting in Brooklyn, New York. He and another boy were playing with a gun when it went off. There is no additional information available.

This gun accident may have been largely ignored in the press in light of a long violent holiday weekend in New York City during which 64 people were shot, of whom 11 were killed.

Source:

“Police: Children Playing with Gun Leads to Accidental Shooting,” 10 WBNS (July 8, 2020).

“64 shot, 11 Killed in Violent Holiday Weekend in New York City,” Fox 5 (July 6, 2020).

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MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022

On Memorial Day, two women were shot inside their homes as a result of gun violence occurring outside.

In Queens, New York, 72-year old Margaret Henry, a grandmother and a retired librarian, was struck in the arm by a bullet fired outside. She was in bed watching television at the time of the incident, having just returned home after visiting her husband at the hospital. “They were firing a lot, she said. “It must have been more than one person firing, because there [were] a lot of shots. I couldn’t count, but it was a lot. I know I never heard anything like this on my block before.”

A Phoenix, Arizona woman was asleep when she was shot in the leg. Police say the bullet came from outside of the woman's apartment. Another scene with multiple casings was found elsewhere in the apartment complex.

Neither woman’s injuries are considered life threatening.

Sources:

Kevin Sheehan, Larry Celona, Amanda Woods, “Woman, 72, Struck by Apparent Stray Bullet in Queens Home on Memorial Day,” New York Post (May 31, 2022).

Ashley Loose, “Woman Shot While Sleeping in Phoenix Apartment, Police Say,” abc15.com (May 30, 2022).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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