THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In Rockingham County, North Carolina, a man was arrested today for lying to investigators about a gun accident that happened on June 12, 2020. The man, Willie Thomas Hairston III, claimed that he was shot in a drive-by, when, in actuality, he had accidentally shot himself in the leg in a grocery store parking lot. The man was in his car at the time of the accident.

Hairston was charged with falsifying information in a police report and his been released on bond. His motive for lying to investigators are unclear.

Source:

Chris Venzon, “Rockingham Man Charged for Lying about Shooting Himself in the Leg: Police” WFMY News 2 (November 12, 2020).

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TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023

11-year-old Boy Finds Father’s Loaded Gun

In Memphis, Tennessee, an 11-year-old boy found his father’s loaded handgun on top of a fish tank in his home and unintentionally shot himself. At the hospital, the boy’s mother told police that her son was struck by a stray bullet. But when police spoke with the victim’s father, Kourtney Jones, 30, he told them he had placed the gun on the fish tank before falling asleep, and then after the shooting, he took the gun apart and threw it in the river. Jones has been arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect, illegal gun possession, and tampering with evidence.

Source:

Rose Johnson, “Father Arrested after 11-year-old Son Shoots Himself, Police Say,” actionnews5.com (June 14, 2023).

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