Teens Handling Guns Result in Two Deaths

In a Fort Worth, Texas home, Damariion Henton, age 16, was killed when a gun he and another juvenile were handling unexpectedly fired. He died at the scene. No one has been arrested so far, but police are continuing to investigate.

And in a Minneapolis, Minnesota home, 13-year-old Qudir D. Blackwell was fatally shot by a 14-year-old handling a gun. According to police, there were other children and two adult women in the home at the time. The 14-year-old shooter was arrested on undisclosed charges, as police continue to investigate the circumstances of the shooting.

Sources:

Olivia Leach, “Fort Worth Teen Killed When Gun Being Handled by Another Juvenile Goes Off,” cbsnews.com (November 6, 2024).

“13-year-old Qudir Blackwell Killed in Accidental Shooting by 14-year-old in Minneapolis Home,” channel2now.com (November 7, 2024).