Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For the third day in a row, a four-year old boy found a gun in his home and used it to shoot himself.   Today’s accident involved a four-year old named Roman in Coatesville, Pennsylvania who shot himself in the face.  Although investigatory details have not been released, a neighbor said, “”[h]e played around with a …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Four-year old Miyell Hernandez of Lithonia, Georgia, found a loaded gun in his mother’s car while she was at the grocery store and shot and killed himself.  Miyell was waiting for her with two other children when the accident occurred. “We talked all the time,” said Miyell’s grandmother, April Griffin. “I never felt that kind …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed North Carolina

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2022

In Hickory, North Carolina, a four-year old boy suffered serious injuries after shooting himself with a loaded gun he found in his home.  “This is a tragic situation and our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time,” the police department said in a statement.  The boy remains in critical condition at …

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

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Reports suggest that accidental shootings often happen during crimes. This is not surprising because guns obviously highly correlate with criminal activity and accidents happen frequently when guns are present.  An example from today’s news: In Nashville, Tennessee, a teenager was driving a stolen car with a gun on his lap when it fired and struck …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Virginia

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Nydia Wynn, a Virginia Beach, Virginia mother was arrested and charged with felony child neglect after leaving her ten-year old child alone in a hotel room with a gun. The child found the gun and shot themselves in the leg. Additional criminal charges are pending. Source: “Woman Charged with Felony Child Neglect After 10-year-old Shoots Self …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alcohol and Guns Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Juvenile Arrested Texas

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022

A Robstown, Texas man was charged with manslaughter after he accidentally shot and killed 47-year old Patricia Blanco.  The man, Arturo Gonzalez, age 50, admitted to officers that he was very drunk when his revolver “went off.” In Cumming, Georgia, a teenager was arrested on multiple charges after he shot another boy in the chest …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan Ongoing Investigation South Carolina

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Gun accidents involving children appear to have become so routine that they are sometimes barely reported. In Florence, South Carolina, there was an accidental shooting involving a child that resulted in hospitalization. No other information was reported. And in Detroit, Michigan, a five-year old was shot and taken to the hospital.  Either he or another …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan Ongoing Investigation

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022

A Detroit, Michigan 14-year old has lost his life as the result of an incident that appears to have involved “horseplay” with a gun.  A weapon was found “near the child,” according to police.  There may have been a second person involved and police are investigating. Source: Hani Barghouthi, “Saturday Evening Shooting That May Have …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Ongoing Investigation South Carolina

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022

An Anderson County, South Carolina 9-year old was shot today when his mother’s gun fell out of her purse, struck the floor and discharged.  His injuries are not considered life-threatening. The sheriff’s office is investigating. Source: Anne Newman, “Child Shot at Anderson County Home, Deputies Say,” wyff4.com (February 10, 2022).

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Missouri Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Two St. Louis, Missouri girls, aged 3 and 4, were injured after finding a loaded gun in a parent’s coat pocket and accidentally firing it.  One of the girls is in critical condition at the hospital and the other has non-life threatening injuries. There is an ongoing investigation. Source: Kelsee Ward, “2 children, Ages 3 …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Georgia Illinois Ongoing Investigation

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In Columbus, Georgia, a three-year old was shot and killed under circumstances that have not been described, but which authorities say are likely to be ruled accidental.  No follow-up news stories appeared in the first five days following the incident. In Chicago, Illinois, a security guard who had been shot in the leg in a …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Georgia Kentucky No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Texas

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2022

Three children, aged 4, 7, and 11 were shot and injured or killed when they found loaded guns today.  A fourth child, age 14, was shot and killed with a ghost gun he had built. In Lexington, Kentucky, a four-year old was injured in a gun accident that police have determined was accidental. However, the …

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Adult Death Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Texas Washington

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022

Three people were unintended victims of gun violence today, including an off-duty police officer who was mistakenly shot at his home by another officer who mistook him for an armed robbery suspect. In Athens, Texas, an 8-year old was shot in the head with a bullet that came out of a wooded area behind his …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) North Carolina Washington, DC

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2022

Trampas Penny, age 44, of Benson, North Carolina was shot and killed in a  gun accident at the pawn shop where he worked.  Penny was a gunsmith there.  Although police have concluded that the incident was accidental, no information about the circumstances of the accident has been released.  Shatiyah Johnson has been charged with manslaughter …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Maryland

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2022

In Oxon Hill, Maryland, a 15-year old girl was arrested and charged with manslaughter after she accidentally shot and killed her 16-year old friend. Police say she was handling the gun when it went off. The names of the teenagers have not been released. Source: Sonia Dasgupta, “15-year-old Girl Charged in Accidental Shooting Death of …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Iowa New York Ongoing Investigation

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022

A Storm Lake, Iowa nine-year old was struck in the lower body by an accidentally fired handgun round today.  Another child living in the home had found an unsecured gun and fired it.  The child is expected to survive. Two children, an 11-month old in the Bronx, New York and a five-year old in Atlanta, …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Georgia North Carolina Ongoing Investigation

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022

Three children, age 2, age 4, and age 15, were shot and injured in gun accidents today.  The two year-old, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, was shot with a semi-automatic pistol as he was sitting in his mother’s car, while she was speaking with someone through the window.  Police have declined to say whether he …

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Adult Arrested Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan Ongoing Investigation

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2022

A pair of three-year old children found loaded guns in their homes and accidentally shot themselves today. In Birmingham, Alabama, a three-year old found a family member’s loaded gun in his home and shot himself in the leg.   He is expected to survive. The report notes that it was the second incident in Jefferson County …

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Adult Arrested Arizona Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Florida Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022

Three more two-year olds were shot and killed today after small children found unattended loaded guns in their homes.  Four American two-year olds have died from unintended gun violence in just two days. In Callaway, Florida, a four-year old shot a two-year old sibling, according to the Sheriff’s Office. “We’ll be evaluating and gathering evidence. …

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Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022

Kyler Small, a Hueytown, Alabama two-year old, died today after finding a family member’s loaded gun and shooting himself.   Coroner’s officials called the shooting “accidental.”  An investigation is ongoing, but no further information about the shooting is being released. Source: Associated Press “Police: 2-year-old Killed After Discharging Relative’s Gun,” apnews.com (January 12, 2022).

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana No Charges Filed

MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2022

In Middlebury, Indiana, a 10-year old boy accidentally shot his 12-year old sister in the leg with a rifle round. The girl was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No other information was reported. Source: “Police News: Middlebury Girl Accidentally Shot in the Leg,”  The Goshen News (January 10, 2022).

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Georgia Louisiana Ongoing Investigation Utah

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022

Children were shot as innocent bystanders in three separate incidents today. In Kenner, Louisiana, a 10-year old was shot while he was sleeping.  He is in stable condition at the hospital.  Police are investigating the connection between today’s incident and an incident in  July, in which a 15-year old was killed in the same home.  …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kansas North Carolina Ongoing Investigation Texas

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2022

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 …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Mississippi

MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2022

Near Dixon Mississippi, “a 15-year-old and [a] 12-year-old were in a room with a gun safe and were handling a single-barrel 20-gauge, breach-loading shotgun with the hammer exposed when the gun went off in the 12-year-old’s hands and shot the 15-year-old in the back,”  according to investigating authorities.   The 15-year old died as his friends …

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

SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2022

Tony Ebarb, age 16, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was handling a gun with his younger brother in the back seat of their father’s car when the gun discharged. Tony was struck and killed.  The accident occurred while the family was waiting in the drive-through lane at a local fast-food restaurant. The boys’ father, Jeffery Ebarb, had …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) North Dakota

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2021

In Bismarck, North Dakota, local law enforcement reported that a 15-year old boy accidentally shot himself to death today.  “Initial findings demonstrate that the wound was accidentally self-inflicted,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.  No other information about the circumstances of the accident have been reported. Source: “Williams County Sheriff Says Teen Killed in …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Nevada

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2021

A Reno, Nevada 16-year old was arrested and charged after accidentally shooting a 10-year old boy.  The 16-year old admitted that he fired the gun at the boy’s older cousin and that he hit the ten-year old by accident.   The victim’s cousin had apparently insulted the 16-year old on social media, after which the shooter …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) North Carolina Ongoing Investigation Texas

MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2021

A Jacksonville, North Carolina police officer accidentally shot his 15-year old son in the head. The injury is considered life-threatening.  Reported details are scarce other than a statement that preliminary indicators suggest that the shooting was accidental.  There is an ongoing investigation. Tiffani Tant, age 18 of Gladewater, Texas was accidentally shot and killed by …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) North Carolina Ongoing Investigation

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2021

A Hendersonville, North Carolina three-year old found a loaded gun on Christmas day and shot herself.  She was airlifted to the hospital where she initially was undergoing treatment. A later news story reported that the girl, Aylee Gordon, died at the hospital.  Her father, a retired sheriff’s captain, told police that Aylee had found the …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Missouri Ongoing Investigation Texas

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2021

On the day of Christmas Eve, a two-year and a five-years old were victims of gun accidents. The two-year old killed himself and the five-year old was injured. In Independence, Missouri, the two-year old was handling a gun when it fired. The child was pronounced dead several hours later.  Police were initially told that there …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Law Enforcement Action (At Time of Report) Texas

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2021

In North Hollywood, California, Valentina Orellana-Peralta, a 14-year old girl who was shopping for a quinceañera dress, was accidentally shot and killed in a department store dressing room when a bullet passed through a wall during a police action at the store. She died at the scene. Los Angeles police were shooting at an assault …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana No Charges Filed

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

Lehemiah Simon, age 7, of Jeanerette, Louisiana, was accidentally shot in the head and killed by a 15-year old cousin today.  He was pronounced dead after being airlifted to the hospital. “Full of hugs. Full of Love. Just as humble as he could be for a seven-year-old,” remembered Minister Carnell Wiles who is Lehemiah’s grandfather.  …

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Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Oklahoma South Carolina Virginia

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021

There were at least four incidents of accidental gun violence today.  Two of the incidents involved guns firing when they were dropped, a common gun defect.  The other two incidents were accidental shooting in vehicles, which often occur because people attempt to store guns that they are carrying before entering a store or another public …

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Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Michigan Ongoing Investigation Texas

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2021

           A teenager was killed and a young man was seriously injured today by rounds fired from guns that were believed to be unloaded.   As always, this raises the question of why guns are manufactured without prominent loaded chamber indicators. Although safety protocols should always include checking the chamber for a  live rounds, many gun users …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Michigan No Charges Filed

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021

A 12-year-old Michigan boy was seriously injured Monday when he was accidentally shot by his 17-year old brother after  being mistaken for a deer.  Sheriff’s deputies said the older boy was hunting from a tree stand when his younger brother came into the woods to call him to dinner.  The 12-year old is in serious …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Nebraska Ongoing Investigation

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2021

In Columbus, Nebraska, two people were injured when a dog in a pick-up truck discharged a shotgun that had been left unattended in the back seat.  The shotgun had previously jammed, according to authorities.  Two people were struck as they exited a nearby business. Another vehicle was also damaged. In Oakwood, Georgia, a teenager accidentally …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Virginia

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2021

In Atlanta, Georgia, a one-year old who was left alone with her pre-school age brother and a loaded gun was accidentally shot.  She is in critical condition at the hospital. A police lieutenant said though it was “a tragic accident,” charges could be filed. “Please put guns away. This is now the second time in …

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California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Ongoing Investigation

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alexander Alvarado, a 12-year old boy, and a 12-year old girl were shot today when men opened fire on a parked car near a Los Angeles, California elementary school. Alvarado later died at the hospital.  The 12-year old girl, who was participating in the afterschool program, was wounded.   “She was in the schoolyard just playing. …

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