Deadly Accident After Cleaning Gun; Officer Injured When Backup Weapon Accidentally Fires

In Columbus, Ohio, 16-year-old Elisha Judd was killed by 20-year-old Tejuan Stanley when he accidentally fired his gun striking her in the forehead. Stanley had taken apart his gun to clean it, and didn’t realize when it was reassembled that there was a bullet in the chamber. He has been arrested and charged with reckless homicide. Detectives are looking for other witnesses to the shooting.

A South Fulton, Georgia police officer, unintentionally shot himself during a training session at the local firing range. The training includes weapons certification, and according to the police chief, “[w]e started qualifications with our backup weapons, and during the course of that particular relay, the officer was in the process of holstering his backup weapon in his ankle holster. And at that point, an accidental discharge occurred, striking the officer in the ankle.” The officer was transported to the hospital with a serious, but non-life-threatening injury.

Sources:

Maria Durant, “Man Charged with Reckless Homicide for Shooting 16-year-old,” abc6onyour side.com (May 10, 2023).

Aungelique Proctor, “Officer Injured in Training Accident at South Fulton Firing Range,” fox5atlanta.com (May 9, 2023).