MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Two Boys Shot by Relatives, One is Killed

A 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene, after being unintentionally shot in a barn behind a home in Tomball, Texas. Rhyder Tettleton, the victim’s 17-year-old brother, has been charged with homicide. The boys’ parents were not home at the time, and a group of teenagers had gathered who were drinking alcohol and handling guns. Tettleton said he thought the gun was unloaded when he fired it at his brother.

Also, in a home in Detroit, Michigan, a 12-year-old boy was struck in the arm when a gun his 16-year-old cousin was handling accidentally fired. The 12-year-old is recovering at the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. His cousin has been charged with careless discharge of firearm causing injury.

Sources:

Deevon Rahming, Jaime E. Galvan, “Tomball Teen Thought Gun Was Unloaded Before Fatally Shooting His Brother, Deputies Say,” khou.com (November 25, 2024).

Matt Durr, “Prosecutor Charges 16-year-old in Shooting of 12-year-old Cousin,” mlive.com (November 27, 2024).

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MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023

Two Dead, Two Injured, in Accidental Shootings

A 7-year-old child shot a 5-year-old child inside a home in McKee, Kentucky today. The child died at the scene. Police said in a statement that the shooting was “accidental,” but no further information has been reported.

In Gloversville, New York, Dante Edwards-Morrison, age 30, was killed accidentally while struggling over a gun with his father. According to the report, Edwards-Morrison, who is the son of a local Judge, was distraught over longstanding problems with the mother of his children. He apparently took the gun to her home intent on domestic violence and his father followed him to defuse the situation. Edwards-Morrison and his father apparently struggled over the gun inside a vehicle and a shot was unintentionally fired that resulted in Edwards-Morrison’s death. “It’s a quiet neighborhood,” said a neighbor. “There’s usually not a lot of crime or violence that takes place here. But it goes to show you that this type of thing can happen anywhere.”

And, in Rush County, Indiana, two coyote hunters were accidentally shot and injured. They were apparently struck by rounds fired by another hunter. Both men are now hospitalized in stable condition, one after being airlifted to the hospital.

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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

Two Boys Shot by Relatives, One is Killed

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