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Man Shoots Self at Gun Range

A man accidentally shot himself in the chest at a Sarasota, Florida gun range. First responders came to his aid before he was taken to the hospital. It is expected that he will recover from his injury.

Sources:

“Deputies: Man Shot at Sarasota Gun Range,” mysuncoast.com (July 31, 2024).

News Release 24-039 from Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, sarasotasheriff.org (August 2, 2024).

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SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2020

Two men were shot and killed at gatherings today where someone present was handling a gun. One of the gun accidents occurred in Cleveland Ohio. The other was in Houston, Texas, continuing a depressing pattern of unintentional shootings in and around that city.

In Cleveland, a 25-year old man was shot in the chest and killed at his own birthday party, an event apparently held despite Ohio’s ongoing emergency Covid-19 shutdown order. Investigators say preliminary information indicates that a 22-year-old relative was handling a handgun “and reportedly shot the victim believing it was unloaded.” The shooter was taken into custody.

In Houston, a man was killed in a gun accident at a gathering inside an apartment. “It appears at this time that it might have been an accidental shooting, in which one person was handling the weapon and it went off,” a police lieutenant said. Several people remained on the scene to assist police in an ongoing investigation.

Sources:

“Police: Man Shot and Killed at Own 25th Birthday Party in Cleveland,” 10 WBNS (April 26, 2020).

Brianna Zamora-Nipper, “Man Killed in Apparent Accidental Shooting in Southeast Houston Apartment, Police Say,” Click 2 Houston (April 26, 2020).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

Man Shoots Self at Gun Range

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