Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States
Two People Injured in Gun Accidents A 16-year-old girl in Corpus Christi, Texas, was handling a gun when it unintentionally fired striking a one-year-old boy. The boy was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police recovered the gun and after questioning witnesses, determined the shooting happened in a bedroom. The teen was charged with …
One Person Dead, Two Wounded, in Unintentional Shootings Today When first responders arrived at a home in Royse City, Texas, they found 18-year-old Alexander Villegas conscious, with a gunshot wound to his stomach. He told police he was handling a firearm when it unintentionally discharged. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Police are …
Man Critically Injured Helping Break Up Fight at Strip Club In a Morrisville, Pennsylvania strip club, Mekhi Norman was helping break up a fight when he was unintentionally shot multiple times by one of the combatants, 27-year-old Pedro E. Rodriguez. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition with injuries to the back of …
Police Officer Accidentally Shot and Killed Trying to Retrieve Gun A 25 year veteran of the Washington, D.C. police force, Wayne David, age 51, died when a gun he was trying to retrieve from a storm drain unintentionally discharged. He was airlifted to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police had seen a man leaving …
Three-year-old Critically Injured After Finding Loaded Gun in Car In Indianapolis, Indiana, a three-year-old boy sitting in a vehicle shot himself in the stomach with a gun he found lying on the passenger-side floor. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Antreaun Rice, age 26, brought the gun into the car with him …
Two People Injured in Gun Accidents In Poplar Bluffs, Missouri, a 23-year-old man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injures after he unintentionally shot himself in the leg. He got rid of the gun before calling authorities, and is not cooperating with the investigation. And in Gloucester City, New Jersey, 67-year-old Deborah Strang was …
Innocent Bystander Killed Trying to Break Up Fight In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, police believe that a 41-year-old woman was trying to break up an argument between two people, when one of them tried to shoot the other and unintentionally shot and killed the woman. She was shot in the arm at close range and pronounced dead …
15-year-old Girl is Killed, and Two Other Teens are Injured in Gun Accidents Today In Minneapolis, Minnesota, 15-year-old Tyra Terry was pronounced dead at the hospital after she was accidentally shot in the chest. The suspected shooter has not been arrested, but two teenage cousins of Tyra, who initially denied having knowledge of the shooting, have been …
Two Children Find Unsecured Guns; Four-year-old Shoots Mother and Nine-year-old Shoots Self While lying in bed in Drexel, Pennsylvania, a woman was shot in the thigh by her four-year-old son who was playing with a loaded gun he found in the home. The discharge also burned the boy’s hand. Both were taken to the hospital and are …
Five-year-old Kills Self with Father’s Gun; Two Other Children Injured in Gun Accidents In Santaquin, Utah, five-year-old Brooks Wilson was in his parent’s bedroom when he fatally shot himself after finding his father’s unsecured, loaded 9mm handgun. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His parents were in the home at the time of shooting. The family …
Innocent Bystander Injured After 21 Shots Fired In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a 44-year-old innocent bystander was struck in the back by a stray bullet when a conflict between two groups of juveniles escalated into gunfire. One of the juveniles pulled out a gun and fired off 21 shots that struck a 15-year-old, a 17-year-old, and the …
Teenager is Killed When Another Teen Plays with Gun A 17-year-old male was unintentionally shot and killed by a 13-year-old in a home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The victim was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. In the 911 call, it was reported that the victim’s injuries were self-inflicted, but officials …
Two-year-old Shoots Mother’s Boyfriend, and Teen Accidentally Shoots Younger Cousin A two-year-old in a home in Petersburg, Virginia, shot their mother’s boyfriend with a handgun the man had placed on a chair near the child. The man was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition from a single gunshot wound. Also, in Port Royal, South …
Two Children in Indianapolis Critically Injured After Shooting Themselves In different sections of Indianapolis, Indiana, hours apart, two children shot themselves. On the northeast side of the city, a four-year-old boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition from a gunshot wound that police believe was self-inflicted. His grandmother said the boy’s name is Coreyon. Police detained …
Two People Dead, Three Wounded, in Unintentional Shootings Today In Russellville, Arkansas, Jack Poole, a 19-year-old university student majoring in nursing, was found dead from a gunshot wound in an off-campus apartment. Police believe it was an accidental shooting, but it’s unclear who fired the shot. Poole played for his high school basketball team and was student council …
Innocent Bystander Grazed by Bullet A 37-year-old woman was closing up a smoke shop in the Bronx, New York, when her right thigh was grazed by a stray bullet from a nearby shooting. She took herself to the hospital where her wound was stitched up. Footage of the dispute where the shots were fired was …
Three-year-olds Injured After Shooting Themselves with Unsecured Guns A three-year-old boy in Newark, New Jersey, is recovering at the hospital after he was critically injured from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Three children were home at the time of the shooting, and the toddler’s older brother sought help at a corner store saying his younger brother …
Friends Playing with Guns; One Man is Killed In an Owensboro, Kentucky apartment, three friends were smoking marijuana and “playing with handguns in an unsafe manner” when one of the guns unintentionally discharged, fatally striking 22-year-old Dawone Howard in the head. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The sheriff’s department recovered multiple guns at …
14-year-old Boy Dies After Unintentionally Shooting Himself Inside a house in Darby, Pennsylvania, a 14-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the abdomen while handling a gun. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police are questioning family members in the home and would not say who the gun belonged to. “We need to be more …
Boy is Killed, and Man Injures Self, in Unintentional Shootings Today The accidental shooting death of a 12-year-old boy happened in the family home in Moss Point, Mississippi. A pending autopsy report and lab results will be presented to a grand jury before officials release any other information. In downtown Gainesville, Georgia, a man unintentionally …
Person Injured After Shooting Self on School Property A person parked at the high school in Galax, Virginia, accidentally shot themself in the hand while trying to store the gun inside the vehicle. They were taken to the hospital for treatment. The person did not have a valid concealed carry permit and may face charges, …
Child Killed in Unintentional Shooting Little information was reported about the accidental shooting death of a child in a condo in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. The young victim was taken to the hospital where they died a short time later. Police are investigating. Source: “Child Killed in Accidental Shooting in Carolina Beach,” wect.com (August 12, 2024).
Woman Injured in Shootout Following Car Crash A 19-year-old woman was struck by stray bullets during a shootout following a car crash involving a white van and a gray car in Chicago, Illinois. Three men in the van got out and started shooting at the car. The two vehicles also crashed into an Uber driver …
Innocent Bystander Killed in Car In Chesterfield County, South Carolina, a passenger inside a car, Martin Karl Rieff Jr., was killed after Damion Crowley fired his gun at the car. Crowley was in dispute with two other people who were his intended targets and has been charged with murder. Source: “Innocent Passenger Killed After Man …
Two Children Accidentally Shot and Killed by Relatives A six-year-old girl from Eutawville, South Carolina, died after she was unintentionally shot in the head by her seven-year-old brother. It is not known how the brother found the gun, and whether the parents were at home or will face charges. Officials are investigating. “We are broken-hearted …
Two Children Accidentally Shot, Ten-year-old is Killed In Anderson, South Carolina, ten-year-old Dahillian M. Patel, who just started fifth grade last week, was accidentally shot in the head and later died at the hospital. “The sheriff’s department is still trying to determine how the gun was fired and who fired the gun. There were three …
Unintentional Shootings Wound Two People In Chicago, Illinois, a 12-year-old boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being unintentionally shot by an 18-year-old relative. The boy had multiple gunshot wounds, including to his chest, and was later upgraded to stable condition. According to police, the 18-year-old was “playing with a gun that …
Toddler and Teenager Killed in Gun Accidents A two-year-old boy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Devonte Chambers, fatally shot himself in the chest with his father’s unsecured gun. His 29-year-old father, also named Devonte Chambers, told police that he took his son to the bedroom for a nap, and the toddler found the gun that was …
Two-year-old Boy Shoots Self with Babysitter’s Unsecured Gun In Warren, Michigan, a two-year-old boy shot himself in the stomach with a handgun he found while in the care of his babysitter. The toddler underwent surgery at the hospital and is now in stable condition. April Green, age 42, was watching the boy and his seven-year-old …
Man Shoots Self in Hand With Stolen Gun In Cedar City, Utah, James Edward Condon, age 43, was taken to the hospital and treated after accidentally shooting himself in the hand. During their investigation, police recovered the gun in Condon’s garage and found that it had been reported stolen in a vehicle burglary in October …
Truck Driver Wounded By Stray Bullets A truck driver in Mocksville, North Carolina, was hit by stray bullets that caused an accident, and sent the driver to the hospital with gunshot wounds to his head and left shoulder. His current condition was not reported. John Franklin Barrow Jr., age 41, was arrested and charged with …