Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States
Two Men Injured in Gun Accidents Zachery James Hampton, age 26, unintentionally shot himself in the leg at a Walmart self checkout in Richfield, Utah. According to police, Hampton “was apparently adjusting the handgun that was being held in the waistband of his pants when it went off.” Several customers near Hampton, and potentially in …
Two People Hurt After Unintentionally Shooting Themselves A 13-year-old male unintentionally shot himself in the leg in Baltimore, Maryland. A relative took him to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives are investigating. And in Holland, Michigan, a man returned home to wait for paramedics after accidentally shooting himself in the leg in a Walmart parking …
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself in Vehicle In Lake Worth, Texas, a man accidentally shot himself while parked in his vehicle outside a Walmart. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. He told police he thought someone was approaching his vehicle, and when he pulled out his gun, he accidentally shot himself in the hand …
Two Men Unintentionally Shoot Themselves A man unintentionally shot himself in the leg with his friend’s gun in Franklin, Indiana. The two friends were at a skate park and were showing each other their guns. The victim didn’t realize that the safety was off on his friend’s loaded gun when he pulled the trigger. The …
Teen Unintentionally Shoots His Brother and Once Again Many People are Injured by Celebratory Gunfire on Independence Day In Choctaw, Oklahoma, two brothers, 12- and 14-years-old, were waiting in a minivan in a Walmart parking lot when the older brother accidentally shot his sibling once in the chest. The 12-year-old was responsive and taken to …
Nine-year-old Girl Killed by Unsecured Gun and Eight Others Wounded in Unintentional Shootings In Memphis, Tennessee, a 7-year-old boy found a gun in a car’s glove box and accidentally shot his 9-year-old sister, killing her. The gun belonged to James Bowen Jr., his mother’s boyfriend. Bowen is facing multiple charges after allegedly leaving his gun …
Five People Injured in Gun Accidents In Lebanon, Ohio, Daniel C. Wright, 22, accidentally shot himself and his 19-year-old female passenger while sitting in a vehicle in a Walmart parking lot. Wright apparently shot himself in the arm; the bullet went through him and into his passenger’s neck. Both were treated at the scene before …
A Kouts, Indiana two-year old died today after finding a loaded gun at home and shooting himself. The boy, Wyatt Luczak, died at the hospital. After a month-long investigation, no charges were filed. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family,” the prosecutor said. In Baldwin, County, Alabama, a four-year old faces surgery after he …
In Dunwoody, Georgia, a man shot himself in his car while in the parking lot at a local Walmart. Although he first told police someone else shot him, he later acknowledged that he had shot himself while adjusting his own gun. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. This is the second …
In Granbury, Texas, a one-year old child accidentally shot an infant sibling and their mother in a Walmart parking lot. Both mother and child are expected to survive. The 23-year-old mother of the children “was standing outside of the driver’s door of their vehicle,” according to witnesses. The childrens’ father was behind the truck. “[T]he …
A man in a parked vehicle at a Monticello, Arkansas Walmart accidentally fired a gun inside his car. He was taken to the the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The report does not explain why the man needed a loaded gun at the local WalMart on a Friday afternoon. Source: Joe Burgess, “Accidental Shooting on …
There were at least four different innocent bystander shootings today. The unintended consequences of intentional shootings continue to grow in proportion to the expansion of gun violence in the United States. In Cincinnati, Ohio, an 11-year old boy was struck in his bedroom while playing video games. The rounds that passed into his room were …
At a Desoto, Texas Walmart, one person was injured when a concealed weapon carried by another Walmart customer accidentally discharged. The victim was treated at the hospital for injuries that were not considered life-threatening. According to police, the person whose weapon fired left the premises before they arrived. When they tracked down the shooter, they …
Another Texas child died today in an unintentional shooting after being shot by a child who had found a loaded gun. In Dallas, a 9-year old boy found the gun in a car and shot an 11-year old child who was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The two boys were left unattended in the …
A 15-year old Jasper, Georgia boy was struck by shrapnel at a Walmart when Pickens County Sheriff Donnie Craig’s pistol accidentally discharged during a “Shop with the Sheriff” event at the store. The boy’s injuries were minor. According to the Sheriff’s office, the gun was in the sheriff’s waistband went it went off. The bullet …