WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020

In Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Richard James Russell was arrested for mishandling a gun after he accidentally shot his 21-year old son in the abdomen. Mr. Russell was showing the gun to his son at the time of the accident. Police also said that Russell initially misled them by claiming that his son had been shot somewhere else.

Source:

Cory Smith, “Broken Arrow Man Arrested for Mishandling Gun after Son is Shot, Police Say,” News 8 ABC (December 31, 2020).

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FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2022

Lynzell Anderson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, age 34, is facing negligent homicide charges after his four year old son found a loaded gun under the seat of the family car and shot himself in the face. The boy died at the scene. Anderson told police he had left his son momentarily unsupervised when he went into his home to retrieve his car keys.

Baton Rouge’s Mayor called the death "equally sad and frustrating," and asked people to keep the child's loved ones in their prayers. "Children should never have access to a gun and that’s why it is imperative to secure your firearm in your home with a gunlock or inside a gun safe," she said.

Source:

Elyse Carmosino, “Father Arrested After 4-year-old Finds Gun, Fatally Shoots Self; Mayor Urges Gun Safety,” The Advocate (July 9, 2022).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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