Two Children Dead, Four Wounded in Unintentional Shootings

While recording a video with two friends, a 14-year-old boy in Detroit, Michigan, was shot and killed. One of the friends, a 16-year-old, was handling the 9mm pistol when it accidentally fired striking the victim. He died at the scene. The gun had been stolen from a car prior to the shooting as part of a social media challenge called “car hopping” in which kids record themselves breaking into cars.

“We can say, oh, the parents can be locked up, we need more police officers, tougher laws until people actually get tired of this until parents actually talk to their kids, be with their kids learn what’s going on and social media is nothing, but it’s a double-edged sword. It’s good for what it’s good for, and it’s totally terrible for stuff like this,” a neighbor said. 

In Lakewood, Washington, a boy died at the hospital after being wounded in what is reported as an accidental shooting. No other details are reported.

In a park in Decatur, Alabama, a teenage boy accidentally shot a girl who was with him and then accidentally shot himself. The boy was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition, the girl was also taken to a hospital with less serious injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

A 12-year-old in Henderson, Kentucky was unintentionally shot in the stomach while engaging in target practice in the backyard of a local home. It has not been reported who held the gun when it discharged. The boy was airlifted to the hospital in stable condition.

And a boy in St. Louis, Missouri, picked up a loaded gun that was left on a bed and accidentally shot himself. He suffered a graze wound to his knee that is not life-threatening. Police are continuing to investigate.

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