On Thanksgiving Day, a two-year-old and a 19-year-old were unintentionally shot and injured.

A Peoria, Illinois two-year-old has serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. The news report of the incident implies that he found a loaded gun in his home on Thanksgiving evening and used it to shoot himself. Jordan Parker, a 24-year-old, was arrested and charged with child endangerment.

 In Wichita, Kansas, a 20-year-old man “negligently discharged” a firearm.  A 19-year-old woman was struck in the torso and is in critical condition at the hospital.  The man was was charged with reckless aggravated battery.

Sources:

Maggie Strahan, “Toddler Injured in Accidental Shooting on Thanksgiving,” centralillinoisproud.com (November 25, 2022).

Laura McMillan, “Woman Was ‘Negligently’ Shot Thanksgiving Night in Wichita,” ksn.com (November 25, 2022).