Eight-year-old Boy Killed in Gun Accident

At home with other family members in New Haven, Connecticut, an eight-year-old boy was killed in an accidental shooting. The boy was found by police lying on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound, and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Detectives recovered a firearm, and continue to investigate to determine the circumstances of the shooting. 

“Any loss of life is regrettable, but to lose a child is the greatest tragedy imaginable,” said a spokesman for the school system. A neighbor spoke with affection about the boy that both he and his daughter had babysat. “He was a little funny dude,” he said.

Source:

Thomas Breen, “8-year-old Dies From ‘Accidental’ Shooting,” newhavenindependent.org (March 17, 2025).