Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Himself After his shift in Shreveport, Louisiana, a police officer was unloading his car and accidentally shot himself in the leg. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. Source: Bailey Thomas, “Shreveport Police Officer Accidentally Shoot Himself After His Shift,” ksla.com (June 1, 2026).
Month: May 2026
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
Child Injured by Stray Bullet A child sitting in a yard in Jackson, Mississippi, was injured after being struck by a stray bullet. Police went around the neighborhood to try to determine where the bullet came from. No other information was reported. Source: Kaitlin Howell, “Jackson Police Investigate After Child Injured by Stray Bullet,” wjtv.com (May 30, …
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026
Juvenile Injured After Finding Gun in Home A juvenile was accidentally shot in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina home. The victim and another juvenile were alone in the home and handling a gun they found, when it discharged. The victim was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The mother of the two juveniles is cooperating …
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026
Toddler and Teen Hurt After Unintentionally Shooting Themselves A 17-year-old inside a car in Huntsville, Alabama, was injured when the gun he had with him unintentionally fired. The teen’s injuries were not considered life-threatening, but no other information about the incident was reported. And a two-year-old boy in Nashville, Tennessee, is in stable condition and is expected …
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
State Trooper Injured by Unintentional Discharge of Service Weapon A state trooper was injured in what “preliminarily appears to be an accidental discharge of his service weapon,” at a mounted unit barn in Acton, Massachusetts. The trooper was treated at the hospital and released. His standard issue duty weapon was a Sig Sauer P320; a firearm that has prompted …
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
Six-year-old Boy Dies After Shooting Himself in the Face In a St. Louis, Missouri home, Antone Little, age 6, died at the hospital several days after shooting himself in the face. Antone apparently found the loaded gun that 19-year-old Arquez Phipps told police he had placed between his mattress and box spring. Phipps was arrested on the …
Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ohio Ongoing Investigation Texas
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
Toddlers Injured in Two Separate Gun Accidents In Columbus, Ohio, a one-year-old boy is recovering in the hospital and is expected to be OK, after he shot himself in the foot with his father’s gun. Kejuan Harris, age 24, told police that he fell asleep with the gun underneath him; his son got a hold …
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026
Two-year-old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself Inside a home in Chicago, Illinois, two-year-old Jamonte Shaw found a loaded gun and fatally shot himself. There is an ongoing investigation to determine the circumstances of the shooting; it is unclear how the toddler accessed the gun. A 31-year-old man is in custody, but police did not say what …
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026
Seven-year-old Boy Fatally Shot by Three-year-old Brother In Ferris, Texas, a three-year-old boy found a loaded gun and shot and killed his seven-year-old brother, Treshawn Moore. Four adults were also at home at the time of the shooting. Relatives took Treshawn to the hospital were he was pronounced dead. “It was just one gunshot to …
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Security Guard Injured After Shooting Himself A 32-year-old security guard at a nightclub in Dayton, Ohio, was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury after accidentally shooting himself. No other circumstances of the shooting were reported. Source: Megan Finke, “Security Guard Accidentally Shoots Himself at Dayton Nightclub, Police Say,” whio.com (May 26, 2026).
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026
Three-year-old Shoots Man With Unsecured Gun A man was shot in a home in Delray Beach, Florida, after a three-year-old child grabbed an unsecured gun causing it to fire. The child was not injured, and the man was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police continue to investigate the incident. Source: Grace Bellinghausen, “3-year-old Gains Access …
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 …
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 …
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 …
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
Man Drove to Hospital After Shooting Himself A 38-year-old man accidentally shot himself in Dayton, Ohio, and drove to the hospital on a motorcycle. Police are investigating. Source: Kaylee Maneen, “38-year-old Drove Motorcycle to Hospital After Dayton Shooting,” dayton247now.com (May 18, 2026).
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 …
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026
Man Seriously Injured by Stray Bullet In Paynesville, Minnesota, 78-year-old James Poirot was seriously injured by a stray bullet that struck him on the side of his face and head while he was driving in his car. He pulled up to a deputy’s parked squad car for assistance, and was eventually airlifted to the hospital …
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026
Girl Fatally Shot by 14-year-old Boy Playing with Gun A 14-year-old girl was killed in an accidental shooting inside her home in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. A 14-year-old boy, who was determined to be holding the gun when it fired, was arrested, and will be charged as an adult with third-degree murder. A group of friends …
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026
Man Grazed By Bullet From Next-door Neighbor In an Arlington, Texas apartment, a man was not seriously injured after his leg was grazed by a bullet that came through the wall from a neighboring apartment. Police found multiple people inside the neighbor’s unit, and determined that 30-year-old David Hernandez Martinez was responsible for the shooting. …
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 …
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
Teen in Critical Condition After Shooting Himself in the Head At a baseball field in the Bronx, New York, a 15-year-old boy shot himself in the head playing around with a gun a 13-year-old friend had brought with him. He is in critical by stable condition at the hospital. The 13-year-old was charged with criminal …
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 …
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 …
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
One Person Injured in Accidental Shooting An accidental shooting was reported in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. One person was taken to the hospital for treatment, but no other details about the incident were reported. Source: Mike Robertson, “Authorities in Lawrence County Report an Accidental Gunshot Wound,” ecommnewsnetwork.com (May 11, 2026).
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026
Teenager Shot With Gun Thought To Be Unloaded In a home in Clinton, Iowa, a 15-year-old boy was injured when the gun that 23-year-old Caleb Davis pointed at him, fired. The boy’s current condition was not reported. Davis told police that he and people in the home routinely “dry fired” guns at one another, and …
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026
Man Fatally Shot by Friend At a home in Kissimmee, Florida, 21-year-old Orlando Jose Canizales, was shot and killed by his friend, 22-year-old Carlos Moises Garcia, who mishandled a loaded gun that fired. Canizales was pronounced dead at the hospital. Garcia was arrested and charged with manslaughter with a firearm. Source: Josh Frigerio, “Florida Man Shot …
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 …
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 …
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026
Man Shot and Killed in a Car A man was accidentally shot and killed in a car in Port Orchard, Washington. Three men were sitting in the car listening to music and smoking marijuana. Lucas B. Johnson, age 21, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, pulled out a gun while “fake arguing” with another …
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
Innocent Woman Injured in Drive-by Shooting In New Braunfels, Texas, a 25-year-old woman was injured after multiple shots were fired during a drive-by shooting. Three men had been involved in a physical altercation. One of them got in his car and fired at the other two as they walked downtown, then sped off. Two men were injured, as well …
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).