TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020

On election day, two 12-year old boys were accidentally shot and killed in separate gun accidents.

In Jackson, Michigan, Brayden Carnes, a middle school student, was at home when a gun that one of his friends had brought to his home accidentally fired. Brayden was shot in the chest. The shooter was also a child.

In Chesterfield County, Virginia, 22-year old Rayshawn Elmore was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter after he accidentally shot and killed an unidentified 12-year old boy. “At this time, the investigation indicates that Elmore inadvertently shot the victim, who is known to him,” police said.

Source:

Marie Weidmayer, “12-year-old Boy Dies in Jackson Shooting, Police Say,” Michigan Live (November 4, 2020).

“Police: 12-year-old Dies after Being Inadvertently Shot,” NBC12 (November 3, 2020).

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TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021

A 14-year old Jacksonville, Florida boy was arrested and charged with negligence after a 6-year old found a gun in a bedroom of his home and accidentally killed himself. Police said the 14-year-old is accused of improperly storing the gun because he had had possession of the weapon earlier that day.

The child, 6-year old Danny Waye III, was “a precious little boy, full of life,” according to a family friend. His grandmother called the shooting a “freak accident.” She was apparently asleep in the home at the time of the accident.

“One of the things that we always cover is the importance of safe storage,” a local gun advocate said. “Florida Law requires that if you have reason to believe that children might gain access to a firearm in your home, that you have to store it in some way where a reasonable person would not expect a child to gain access.”

Reports do not explain how the 14-year old had access to the gun. Nor do they explain why a manufacturer would design a gun without safety features, such as an external manual safety or an integrated gun lock, that would prevent a 6-year old from shooting it.

Sources:

Ashley Harding, Brittany Muller, Brie Isom, “14-year-old Charged with Negligence in Fatal Shooting of 6-year-old Boy,” News4Jax (June 16, 2021).

Dan Scanlan, “JSO: Jacksonville Boy, 6, Accidentally Shoots Himself; Teen Charged with Culpable Negligence in his Death,” The Florida Times Union (June 16, 2021).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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