Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States
Two People Injured in Gun Accidents In Mount Sterling, Ohio, a hunter was found with wounds to their hand and foot from an accidental shooting. The sheriff’s office is investigating. And in a Rochester, New York home, an 11-year-old boy accidentally shot himself while handling a gun. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening …
Two-year-old Boy Critically Injured After Shooting Himself Few details were reported about the accidental, self-inflicted shooting of a two-year-old boy in Memphis, Tennessee. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police did not say how the boy accessed the gun, or if they planned to make any arrests. Source: “2-year-old Boy Accidentally Shot …
Off-duty Agent Shoots Student, Mistaking Water Gun as Real In Yulee, Florida, an 18-year-old high school senior was shot by an off-duty official who thought the student’s water gun was real. The injured student is expected to be OK. The school superintendent had sent a letter to parents two days before the shooting, warning them about the …
11-year-old Boy Injured Playing with Gun In St. Augustine, Florida, the bullet from a gun fired by 13-year-old ricocheted, hitting an 11-year-old boy. The two children were playing with the gun in a wooded area when the 11-year-old was accidentally shot. He was taken to the hospital with not life-threatening injuries. No charges have been …
Two-year-old and Father Injured in Accidental Shooting With Pistol Found in Mother’s Purse At home in Springfield, Ohio, a two-year-old boy was injured after he found his mother’s purse that contained a semi-automatic pistol. He brought the purse from the kitchen table to the living room; the gun accidentally discharged, striking him, and grazing his …
12-year-old Girl Accidentally Shot and Killed A group of teens playing with guns had gathered in a home in Chicago, Illinois. A 14-year-old boy dropped one of the guns; it discharged, fatally striking 12-year-old Dalilah Batey in the head. Dalilah, a seventh grader, was about to turn 13 in two weeks. Her mother said she …
Five-year-old Girl Killed by Stray Bullet In Americus, Georgia, five-year-old Peyton Brielle Roberts was playing with other neighborhood children, when she was fatally struck by a stray bullet from a shooting nearby. The shooting also killed a 19-year-old male, and injured a third victim. Police charged 19-year-old Ricky Martin with felony murder, aggravated assault and …
Actress and 15-year-old Boy Hurt in Gun Accidents Today In Austin, Texas, 40-year-old actress Christy Carlson Romano, was shot in the face while on an outing to celebrate her husband’s birthday. They were shooting clay pigeons, when another member of their party accidentally shot Romano. She was hit by pellets near her eye, and was …
Loaded Glock Found by Child Fires; Killing Five-year-old and Injuring Woman An unsecured 9mm Glock found by a child in a home in Inglis, Florida, accidentally discharged, killing another child, a five-year-old, and critically injuring a woman. Both victims were airlifted to a trauma center, though the five-year-old did not survive. Detectives are investigating. Source: …
Teen Accidentally Shoots and Kills Himself In a home in Alliance, Ohio, a 17-year-old killed himself when a gun he was handling accidentally discharged, striking him in the head. He was with four friends when the shooting happened, and was pronounced dead at the hospital. A police spokesman said that drugs and alcohol may have …
Person Injured After Being Shot by Two-year-old According to the sheriff’s office, a two-year-old child accidentally shot a person in Dillon, South Carolina. The victim was treated and released from the hospital. No further information has been reported. Source: “Two-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Person,” dillonnews.org (February 5, 2025).
Man Kills Himself Playing With Modified Glock A man shot and killed himself in Tucson, Arizona, playing with a Glock handgun modified to shoot like an automatic weapon. His friend, Hermando Montano, age 20, was with him when the gun discharged, and then fled the scene and tried to hide the gun. Montano has been …
One Man Killed When Two Men Play with Guns In Kearns, Utah, two men playing around with guns ended when 23 year-old Dylan Treichel sustained a gunshot wound to his chest, and later died at the hospital. Ashton Johnathon Mann, age 23, told police he and Treichel had smoked marijuana and were handling two different guns. …
Teen Killed When Juveniles Mishandle Gun Few details were reported about an accidental shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy in Greenacres, Florida. Police determined that several juveniles were handling a gun that unintentionally discharged; one of them was charged with second-degree murder with a firearm, and tampering with evidence. The investigation is ongoing. Source: Grace …