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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 shot himself with a gun he was carrying in his waistband. He was taken to the hospital and is reportedly in stable condition.

Source:

Mike Brantley, “Reported Accidental Shooting of 12-year-old boy Under Investigation in Jackson County, Miss.,”fox10tv.com (August 12, 2024).

Caleb Hutchins, “Man Injured After Accidental Shooting in Gainesville Square,” accesswdun.com (August 12, 2024).

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jeffrey Carter, age 65, was struck in the head and killed by a stray bullet while driving near a local high school. He crashed his SUV off the road at the time of the shooting. A 16-year old boy was also struck in the head by gunfire and taken to the hospital in critical condition.

It is unclear why Carter is described as an innocent bystander and the boy is not. Although the boy may have been the intended target of gun violence, the basis for a distinction between the two victims is fuzzy.

Two suspects have been arrested. “An altercation now turns into a shooting, which now turns into a homicide because of something that could have been handled in a different way,” the Philadelphia Police Commissioner said. “It’s been nothing but fighting, every day,” said a local resident.

In Elsa, Texas, Salvador Dueñes, Jr., the father of a three-year old who shot and killed himself with an unsecured gun he found at home, has turned himself in to authorities. Duenes is charged with possession of a gun by a felon. Under the PLCAA, the arrest almost certainly precludes any product defect claim against the gun manufacturer for designing a gun that a toddler could fire.

Sources:

Bob Brooks, “Police Identify Innocent 65-year-old Man Fatally Shot Near Philadelphia’s Lincoln High School,” whyy.org, 6abc (October 19, 2021).

“Father of 3-year-old Who Fatally Shot Himself Surrenders to Authorities,” myrgv.com (October 21, 2021).

Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

Boy is Killed, and Man Injures Self, in Unintentional Shootings Today

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