More Unintended Gun Deaths and Injuries to Children

Jacari Brown of Chicago, Illinois, age eight, was visiting a neighbor when he and another boy found a gun.  The gun went off, struck Jacari in the chest, and he was killed. No other injuries were reported and there is an ongoing investigation.

In Kennett, Missouri, a mother and her 6-month-old baby are recovering after being shot at their home.  Police say no foul play was involved because the shooting was an “unfortunate misfire.” “The male subject was unloading [the gun], and it accidentally went off,” according to the Police Chief.

Six-year-olds in Inner Grove Heights, Minnesota and Mobile, Alabama were also shot and injured. In the former incident, a “welfare hold” was placed on the victim’s family.  A Mobile 19-year-old was arrested and charged with “shooting into an occupied dwelling” in the latter incident.

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