SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a 7-month old infant is recovering from a gunshot wound after being accidentally shot by a man who was playing with a gun. There is no indication of the relationship between the man and the infant.

Sheriff Deputies say that the incident is being considered an accident at this time. The shooter was arrested and charged with “felony possession of a firearm and reckless discharge of a firearm.”

The infant is expected to recover.

Source:

“7-Month Old Pauls Valley Child Recovering After Being Shot,” News9.com (September 26, 2020).

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2023

Six Reported Unintended Shootings Today, Including the Death of an Innocent Bystander

Hundreds of people fled a mall in Holyoke, Massachusetts after a fatal shooting ins ide a nail salon. Kenneth Santana-Rodriguez, who claimed to be firing in self-defense after being confronted by a former boyfriend of his girlfriend, fired two rounds, one of which struck and killed Trung Tran, a nail salon technician. Tran, who prosecutors said was an innocent bystander, “appeared completely lifeless, with a very weak pulse,” police said. Paramedics who arrived at the scene moments later pronounced him dead. Santana-Rodriguez had a license to carry the gun. Rodriguez-Santana was charged with murder. He told police “he thought the male was going to shoot him, stating ‘It was him or me.’”

A man in Orangeburg, South Carolina was cleaning hi s Glock 43X when it discharged a round. He was shot in his left hand and his cousin was struck in her left leg. Accidents while cleaning Glocks are quite common because a trigger pull is required as part of the process for disassembling the gun.

In Kansas City, Missouri, the sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help after a man was shot in an apparent hunting accident. The man who fired the round that struck another hunter has not come forward.

A six-year old in Shreveport, Louisiana shot himself in the wrist with a gun he apparently found in his father’s car. His father has been arrested and charged with child cruelty.

In Towns County, Georgia, a deputy who was inspecting his weapon inside his patrol vehicle accidentally discharged it and struck himself. His injuries are not considered life-threatening. The Sheriff’s Office said “the incident is being reviewed for departmental policy violations, but none have been found at this time.”

In Clarke County, Georgia, a 27-year-old man was found in his driveway with a wound to his pelvic area after he and a friend unintentionally discharged a gun that they were handling. No further information has been reported.

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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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