FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

A Macon, Georgia 4-year old shot and killed himself today with a gun he found in his home. The boy’s grandmother, Kawana Liggins, was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence.

Two boys, aged 14 and 16 were interviewed by police because they apparently had brought the gun into the home. According to the report, additional charges are pending.

Sources:

Haley Garrett, “Deputies: Child Shot, Killed in Accidental Shooting, Grandmother Arrested,” WGXA News (September 11, 2021).

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MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021

At a gated community in the Bronx, New York, Noble Grant, an eight-year old boy, retrieved a gun from a gun safe in his father’s closet and accidentally shot himself in the back of the head. It is unclear whether the safe was locked at the time the boy obtained the gun.

According to a report, the boy is “fighting for his life.” A neighbor said, “emergency workers were able to get the boy breathing,” and “brought him back to life” before he was taken to the hospital.

The shooting happened near Fordham University in a gated community billed as an “Oasis in the Bronx.” The boy’s father, Rajon Grant, a nightclub owner, was reportedly charged with criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child.

Source”:

Jesse O’Neill, Larry Celona and Lorena Mongelli, “Eight-year-old Boy Shot in Bronx Gated Community” New York Post (January 18, 2021)

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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