SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2022

A 14-year old Decatur, Illinois boy was accidentally shot in the neck while at home with a 15-year old and an 8-year old. Several adults were also present. The boy’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Despite identifying the incident as accidental and having a variety of likely witnesses, police have not yet described how the incident occurred or how the boy obtained a gun.

Source:

Tony Reid, “14-y ear-old Wounded in Apparent Accidental Shooting, Decatur Police Say,” Herald & Review (May 30, 2022).

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020

In Charlotte, North Carolina, 2-year old Amor Cureton shot and killed himself with a loaded handgun in a motel. His father Antonio Cureton was arrested and charged with “involuntary manslaughter, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a stolen firearm and failure to secure a firearm to protect a minor.”

“This is a tragedy for Charlotte,” a police representative said. “This is the second time in four days that a small child has been the victim of, at a minimum, carelessness with a firearm. At the end of the day, there’s a 2-year-old little boy who should still be with us, but is not.”

A local firearms instructor added, “it’s important to know if there are guns in the homes where people’s children play or visit, as well as how the owners secure their guns. He said it’s key for parents to talk to their children about guns from a young age.”

“They are not toys. You got to make sure they understand they are not toys. And unlike a video game, you don’t come back,” he said.

Source:

“Father Charged after 2-year-old Son Accidentally Shot, Killed Himself,” WSOCTV.com (August 17, 2020).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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