SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026

Gun Accident at Flea Market Injures One Person

A man is expected to recover after sustaining injuries from the accidental discharge of a firearm at a flea market in Sophia, North Carolina. “It was somebody that brought a rifle up to show somebody that had a spot here, to see if they wanted to buy it and they didn’t check the weapon and it went off…,” said one witness. And a hot dog vendor said, “[h]e was looking at the gun maybe to purchase and wasn’t thinking it might be loaded and it went off. Went through the car front window, into the man’s shoulder and out the back.”

The sheriff’s office has not said if any charges will be filed, and is continuing to investigate the incident.

Source:

Nixon Norman, “‘Treat Every Gun Like it is Loaded’| Vendors Reflect After Apparent Accidental Shooting at 311 Flea Market,” wfmynews2.com

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2023

Four Children and Two Adults Wounded by Stray Gunfire

In Manhattan, New York, a 4-year-old child and a 35-year-old man are in stable condition after being hit by stray gunfire outside a deli. Two men in a car pulled up to the shop and opened fire, missing their intended male target, and hitting the child and 35-year-old instead. Surveillance cameras reportedly captured the incident, though no arrests have been announced.

In Gordon Heights, New York, Jayce Carillo Maldonado, 8, was sleeping on a couch in his house, when a stray bullet, from a drive-by shooting, flew through the window grazing him. Police report at least a half-dozen rounds were fired at the house, some also going into the adjoining bedroom, though no one else was injured. The investigation continues.

Pete Braddy, a 40-year-old man from Warner Robins, Georgia, thought he heard fireworks outside his home. When he stepped outside, a bullet grazed the side of his head. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. There is an ongoing investigation.

And in Minneapolis, Minnesota, two children, a 7-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy, were inside an apartment when they were struck by stray gunfire. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Two dozen evidence markers seen on the scene indicate a barrage of bullets fired outside the apartment. The police chief said that preliminary information suggests the shooting is not random, but the children were not the target. “It is absolutely outrageous when children are victimized by those who have no concern for the sanctity of human life,” he said.

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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

Gun Accident at Flea Market Injures One Person

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