Two People Wounded by Guns Carried in Pockets

While standing in a snack bar line at a movie theater in San Antonio, Texas, Maximus Sabastian Xavier Iruegas, age 22, was grazed in the leg when a gun in his pocket unintentionally fired. Police recovered the gun and charged Iruegas with unlawful carrying of a weapon in a prohibited place, and discharging in a municipality.

And in Boston, Massachusetts, a teen was injured when a gun in his pocket accidentally discharged outside a local barbershop. School had let out 45 minutes earlier, and the teen was waiting for a friend who was getting his hair cut. The bullet entered his thigh, though his injuries are not considered life-threatening. So far the investigation has not answered how long the teen had the gun on him that day.

Sources:

Mason Hickok, “Man Arrested, Charged After Gun in Pants Goes Off in Line at Northwest Side Movie Theater, Police Say,” ksat.com (April 16, 2025).

Drew Karedes, “‘Don’t Want to See that Ever Again’: Witnesses Say Accidental Shooting Wounded Teen in East Boston,” boston25news.com (April 15, 2025).