Adult Death Adult Injury North Carolina Ongoing Investigation

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026

Teen Killed, Father Injured, in Accidental Shooting at Home At a home in Morganton, North Carolina, 18-year-old Dawson Timothy Whisenant was killed, and his father, 47-year-old Timothy Floyd Whisenant, was injured, in an accidental shooting. Witnesses said the gun fired when Dawson’s brother placed it in a box, striking the father in the leg before …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Pennsylvania Tennessee

TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026

Two Children Injured in Gun Accidents, Including a Two-year-old A two-year-old shot himself in the left hand with a gun his uncle left unsecured in an apartment in Memphis, Tennessee. Though the child’s injures are non-critical, police say he may lose his index finger.  The child accessed the gun, that was left in a back …

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Adult Injury Missouri Ohio Ongoing Investigation

MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026

Two Men Injured After Accidentally Shooting Themselves In Dayton, Ohio, a 22-year-old man shot himself while cleaning his gun. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the shooting. And in Holts Summit, Missouri, a man sustained a gunshot wound to his shoulder after accidentally shooting himself. He was taken to …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Georgia North Carolina Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026

Four People Injured in Gun Accidents Today During a large house party in Hillsborough, North Carolina, an 18-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the leg. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No one has been charged, but the shooting is under investigation. In a home in Atlanta, Georgia, a gun Keavn Dean was showing …

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Adult Arrested Alcohol and Guns Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Missouri

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026

Parents Charged After Children Shoot Themselves; Toddler Killed, Six-year-old Wounded In a Florissant, Missouri home, 27-year-old Jordan L. Burns left a gun accessible to his three-year-old son, who found it and shot himself in the head. Burns had been drinking, and was the only adult at home with the child when the accident occurred. The …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Alabama Alcohol and Guns

SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026

Woman Critically Wounded After Being Shot in Head A woman is in critical condition after being accidentally shot in the head by 21-year-old Jovany Hernandez, at a small get-together in Buhl, Alabama. People there were drinking and firing guns, and Hernandez was seen at times to be “pulling” a pistol playfully. Witnesses believed that he did not intend to …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana Ongoing Investigation

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026

Four-year-old Killed in Accidental Shooting Following a birthday party in an Alexandria, Louisiana home, four-year-old Londen Austin, was shot and killed in a shooting that involved another four-year-old child. Londen and the other child were unsupervised as they played with a stolen gun that discharged.  The police chief called the Pre-K student’s death preventable. “This heartbreaking incident serves as …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Ongoing Investigation Washington

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026

Eight-year-old Girl Injured in Accidental Shooting An eight-year-old girl sustained non-life-threatening injuries, in an accidental shooting in Kent, Washington, and has since been released from the hospital. No other circumstances of the incident were reported, but police said everyone involved is cooperating in the ongoing investigation.  Source: “Child Shot, Hospitalized in Kent; Police Investigating Incident …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Law Enforcement Action (At Time of Report) Washington, DC

MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026

15-year-old Innocent Bystander Injured in National Mall Shooting A 15-year-old boy got caught in the gunfire between Secret Service agents and 45-year-old Michal Marx near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. The boy is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. It is unclear if Marx, or the agents, shot the boy. A firearm was recovered at the …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ohio Ongoing Investigation

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026

Teen Injured After Shooting Himself At his house in Dayton, Ohio, a 16-year-old boy was handling a gun that fired, hitting him in the upper arm. He was taken to the hospital with not-life-threatening injuries. The shooting is under investigation. Source: Megan Finke, “Teen Hospitalized After Accidental Shooting in Montgomery County,” whio.com (May 1, 2026).

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