William Harston, a Hendersonville, Kentucky man is dead after he accidentally shot himself in the chest outside a local pawn shop. According to the report, he was loading a gun in his truck when it went off. Also today, a Chicago, Illinois man shot a three-year-old boy in the shin while attempting to holster a …
Category: Child Injury (18 and Under)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Two Clarksville, Tennessee teenagers were walking on the street and passing a stolen gun back and forth when the gun discharged. One of the boys was found by police with a gunshot wound to his upper abdomen. Investigators were initially told that the shooting was a drive-by, but, upon questioning, they learned that the shooting …
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2022
In Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating an incident in which a four-year-old boy shot himself after finding a loaded gun. He later died at the hospital. No other details are available. In Memphis, Tennessee, a three-year-old boy is in critical condition after finding and pulling the trigger on a loaded gun. Police say the …
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2022
When five Kansas children went hunting without supervision, one of them, Cash Stein, 15, was accidentally shot in the head. He was flown to a hospital where he underwent surgery to remove pellet fragments. Doctors are keeping him sedated to control swelling. The family said Cash and his friends have hunted together for years, and …
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022
Two eleven-year-old girls were struck and injured by random gunfire today in separate incidents. In Pittston, Pennsylvania, an unidentified girl is in critical condition after being struck in the shoulder by a bullet that passed into the clubhouse of her apartment complex. The round was fired in a bathroom at the complex and passed through …
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2022
On Thanksgiving Day, a two-year-old and a 19-year-old were unintentionally shot and injured. A Peoria, Illinois two-year-old has serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. The news report of the incident implies that he found a loaded gun in his home on Thanksgiving evening and used it to shoot himself. Jordan Parker, a 24-year-old, was arrested and charged …
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2022
In Belleville, Illinois, a 19-year-old man apparently accidentally shot an 11-yearold relative. The boy was flown to St. Louis in critical condition. The 19-yearoold, Bobby Joe Greathouse was arrested and charged with “reckless conduct causing great bodily harm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and obstructing justice.” Other details of the incident were not released. …
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022
An Elkhart, Indiana five-year-old with access to a loaded gun accidentally shot himself in the arm today. His injuries are not considered life-threatening. A police investigation is ongoing. And in Beatrice, Nebraska, a woman was shot by a friend when he was “demonstrating how to stop a hammer from falling in case someone pointed a …
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022
A Houston, Texas 11-year-old was struck in the leg while taking out the trash at his apartment complex. Noe Fernandez, 22, discharged the round that struck the 11-year-old from inside his apartment. Fernandez was arrested and charged with causing injury to a child. Source: Houston Police Department, “Suspect Arrested, Charged in Shooting at 11655 Briar …
Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Mississippi North Carolina Ongoing Investigation
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022
A Johnston County, North Carolina two-year-old found a gun in his home and accidentally shot himself. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition and there is an ongoing investigation. A Corinth, Mississippi two-year-old was also unintentionally shot today. According to the report, the child was “stabilized after surgery.” The circumstances of the incident …
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022
In Algood, Tennessee, a three-year old girl found a loaded gun in her home. She shot and injured herself. The girl was airlifted to the hospital and there is no report on her condition. Two parents were home at the time of the incident. According to the report, there is an ongoing investigation, but no …
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2022
On Halloween day in Bridgeport Township, Michigan, a seven-year-old found an unattended gun in his home and shot himself in the head. T-Keeyha Lane, a woman who lived with the boy and his mother, was arrested and charged with second degree child abuse, presumably for having left the gun where the boy could gain access …
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022
In Niles Ohio, an 11-year old girl was accidentally shot at a house party. Local police say that underage drinking and negligence factored into the incident. Three people were arrested and charged in the shooting, including two juveniles. The victim was not drinking and “the negligence pertains to other juveniles present and the adult that …
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022
An Interlachen, Florida five-year-old was critically injured today when a 17-year-old pulled a gun on the child’s father to settle a traffic dispute. The 17-year-old was arrested after shooting the five-year old in the head. The boy was airlifted to a hospital for emergency surgery where he is reported to be in critical but stable …
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022
In Bismarck, North Dakota, 19-year-old Timothy Duran was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment after shooting a 23-year old friend. Both the victim, whose condition has not been released, and Duran told police that the shooting was an accident. They were playing with guns when one of them discharged. In Bibb County, Georgia, a 16-year-old …
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2022
In Roanoke, Virginia, a “juvenile” was killed in a gun accident along a local street. Although circumstances of the accident have not been released, those involved are cooperating with the ongoing investigation. An Arkansas City, Kansas man shot himself in the leg while attempting to clean his 9 millimeter pistol. Such accidents often occur because …
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2022
Lindell Mays of New Orleans, Louisiana was arrested today after a four-year old boy was shot in the parking lot of a local store. Mays was charged by New Orleans police with mishandling a firearm “with respect to minors.” It is unclear if the boy got ahold of the gun in a car when he …
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022
Tykeese Dondasse, age 5, of Columbus, Ohio and his mother were visiting his aunt today, when the boy found a loaded gun at his aunt’s house and shot himself in the head. The gun belonged to his aunt’s boyfriend, who had left the gun on a bed while playing video games. According to the report, …
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
In Newburgh, New York, a five-year old child was airlifted to the hospital after being shot in the leg as an innocent bystander while riding his bicycle. A man was killed in the same incident. “It is disheartening to see this child’s innocent face lying in a hospital bed, crying in pain,” said the Newburgh …
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
A two-year old Joliet, Illinois child found a loaded gun in a bedroom at his home and shot himself in the head. He is in critical condition at the hospital. The boy’s mother was home at the time of the incident and is cooperating with police. In Grape Creek, Texas, police arrested Mathew South, 32, …
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
When nearly 50 shots were fired in a Philadelphia neighborhood, apparently the only person struck was an eight-year old child who was playing in the yard at her grandmother’s nearby home. “There is a little hole in her head so they kind of put it back together,” said her grandmother. The girl remains at the …
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
A 12-year old Memphis Tennessee child was sitting on a couch in his apartment today when shots were fired during a domestic dispute in a next door apartment. The boy was shot in the back when a bullet passed through a common wall as well as the back of the couch. He is expected to …
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Three children were involved in gun accidents today. The Rhoadsville, Virginia victim was a 7-month old whose injuries are not considered life-threatening. A Columbia, South Carolina teenager who was shooting into a home, inadvertently shot himself in the hand. No other injuries were reported and the boy was arrested without incident. And in San Antonio, …
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
A Columbus, Georgia, five-year old was accidentally shot at a gas station today. The child is in stable condition at the hospital. No other information has been reported. Source: Jatavia O’Neal, “5-year-old in Stable Condition After Accidental Shooting in Columbus,” wtvm.com (September 7, 2022).
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
In Tampa, Florida, a 3-year old got ahold of a loaded handgun and shot his 5-month old sibling in the hip. The baby’s injuries do not appear life-threatening. The children’s mother, Paula Concepcion Santos, was arrested and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm. “While we’re incredibly thankful this infant was not fatally injured, …
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Aston Simmons, a 28-year old Apollo Beach man, was arrested after a 5-year old found a loaded gun in a bedroom and shot himself. A substantial amount of marijuana was also found at the scene. The child is in critical condition at the hospital. Simmons has been charged with unlawful storage of a firearm among …
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022
A nine-year old boy was shot in the hip in an Oakland, California freeway shooting. He was driving with a woman in a vehicle that was being chased on I-580 and shot at. Seeking to evade the shooting, the car exited the freeway but then crashed into a truck. Witnesses say that the crashed vehicle …
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022
No charges were filed today after a West Palm Beach man claiming to have “dry-fired” a gun believing it was unloaded, shot and killed his good friend. The 25-year old victim managed to get outside before dying on the stairs. Witnesses told police that a group of six friends were gathered in an apartment when …
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022
At a park in Houston, Texas today, a two-year old boy was able to get hold of a gun and use it to shoot himself in the hand. Police said there were several men sitting at a table in the park. “At some point, one of the men pulled out the gun and placed it …
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2022
In Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a 13-year old boy found a gun in his home and accidentally shot himself in the leg. Police are investigating how he got the gun. Source: Rayna McGlynn, “PD: Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself in Leg, Officials Investigate How He Obtained Gun,” Fox 56 (August 24, 2022).
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022
In Sumter County, Florida, a father mistakenly shot and killed his 19-year old son, Jaiden McGeorge, whom he mistook for a burglar, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The report about the incident indicates that burglars had been to the house earlier in the evening. A 14-year old Los Angeles, California boy is in stable condition after …
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022
In Ruskin, Florida, a 17-year old brought a gun to high school in his car. When his friend, a former student, found the gun, he accidentally shot himself, but was then able to drive himself to the hospital. The 17-year old was arrested and charged with possession of a gun on school property. The school …
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022
In Rosebud, Missouri, a 10-month old baby was shot in the stomach by a three-year old child. The toddler had taken the gun from a purse on the counter in their home. According to the report, there is an ongoing investigation. Source: Zachary Farwell, “Investigators Determine Shooting of Baby in Gasconade County as Accidental,” ABC 17 …
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022
A teenage boy in Meriden, Connecticut was accidentally shot by his father while being shown how to use a handgun today. The boy’s father was showing him the weapon while trying to get his son acclimated with firearms. “The teen was going to start firearm training at a local gun range soon,” according to authorities. …
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022
In Eastpointe, Michigan, a five-year old boy found a loaded .40-caliber Sig Sauer handgun in his home and shot himself in the foot. The boy’s uncle, Laron Alston, who was looking after the boy, had hidden the gun in the cushions of a recliner because there was no gun safe at the residence. The boy …
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2022
There were at least five gun accidents involving children across the United States today, four of them fatal. In Forestdale, Alabama, a 12-year old accidentally shot and killed his mother. The child initially made up an implausible story but then admitted his role in the shooting. “This offense is a tragedy for the … family …
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022
In Georgetown, South Carolina, an 18-year old boy attempting to defend himself in the dark against a neighbor’s dog pulled a gun and fired at least four shots at the dog. One of the shots struck his 15-year old friend, who had fallen down, in the leg. The boy was treated at the hospital. The dog was …
SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022
A 13-year-old boy was shot after he and at least three other people tried to break into a parked car in Chicago Illinois. The car’s owner, a woman with a concealed carry license, confronted the boys and shot the 13-year old boy in the neck. He is in fair condition at the hospital. Source: “16-year-old …
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022
In an episode apparently involving celebratory gunfire during fireworks, an 18-year old was struck by a falling round in a Seattle, Washington park. The teen’s injuries were not considered life-threatening. A Brownsville, Texas police officer shot himself in the foot during a “SWAT competition”. The competition involved a hostage rescue, sniper spotter and a team …
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2022
Christina Rodriguez, 30, of Springfield, Missouri was arrested and charged with assault after she unintentionally shot her 11-year old daughter in the chest at a local business today. Investigators say Rodriguez “had removed one bullet from the gun and did not realize she had a second in it. The gun fired when she pulled back …
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022
In a Port Allen, Louisiana incident in which two teenagers were attempting to rob a man at 4:30 in the morning, one of the teens accidentally shot the other in a struggle with the intended victim. According to authorities, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old planned to rob the man at gunpoint with an assault rifle …
Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Missouri No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022
In St. Petersburg, Florida, nine-year old Julian Ali died today in what police are calling an accidental shooting without providing details about the nature of the incident. Julian was home with an adult and three other children at the time of the incident. According to the report, police are working to determine who owned the …
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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022
In North Charleston, South Carolina today, Micah Simmons, a 13-year old, was fatally shot when another child tried to grab a loaded gun from him. Micah died at the hospital. Police say that no charges are likely to be filed and there is no reporting on why Micah had the gun in the first instance. …
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2022
A Wichita, Kansas two-year old had access to a loaded gun in his home and used it to shoot himself in the leg. Police were called to the hospital rather than to the scene and are currently investigating. And a Zachary, Louisiana, a two-year old pulled a gun out of his mother’s purse and shot …
MONDAY, JULY 18, 2022
In Cochran Georgia, two young children were the unintended victims of gun violence today. According to law enforcement, bullets fired at a local housing complex struck and killed two-year-old Yasir Satterwhite and injured four-year-old Tamir Satterwhite. The older boy is in stable condition at the hospital after surgery. Authorities “feel confident” that the two …
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SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022
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 …
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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022
In Guthrie, Oklahoma, a ten year old found a gun in his home. He shot and killed his 12-year old brother. The boy died at the hospital. There is no report that anyone has been charged in connection with the incident. In New Orleans, Louisiana, 18-year old Zyaire Cornelius was arrested after his two-year old …
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MONDAY, JULY 11, 2022
At least five children were shot and injured today in various circumstances, continuing to illustrate just how dangerous guns are around American children. Also today, four teenagers were killed in apparently intended gun violence incidents. Without taking away from the horrific nature of intended gun violence across the United States, the focus here remains on …
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022
At the state police academy in New Braintree, Massachusetts, a state police trainee shot himself in the leg during a training. The gun discharged while the trainee was holstering it. The injury is not considered life-threatening. In Molino, Florida, a 17-year old with a gun at a party shot himself in the leg while attempting …
MONDAY, JULY 4, 2022
At least nine people appear to have been struck by random rounds that were fired in celebration of the Fourth of July. The consequences of celebratory gunfire continue to be felt most keenly by people other than those whose idea of a celebration is to use their guns in an unsafe way. In Chicago, Illinois, …
SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2022
Two Louisiana teenagers were shot and injured accidentally today. Neither report indicates the extent of the child’s injuries nor how the teenagers got access to a gun. In Luling, Louisiana, police reported that a 17-year old accidentally shot himself. Police noted that there was no threat to the public but that the community should expect …
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022
In Campbell County, Wyoming, a three-year old found a loaded gun “lying around” in a bedroom and accidentally shot himself in the stomach. The boy was taken by air ambulance to a hospital in Casper and is expected to survive. Wyoming has no safe storage or child access prevention law and no arrests were made. …
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022
A six-year old boy in Forest Park, Illinois found his uncle’s loaded gun in a bag in a closet at his home and accidentally shot off his finger. The boy’s grandmother and uncle took him to the hospital and his uncle later returned home to retrieve the finger, according to the report. Emergency staff at …
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TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022
At least three children were injured in gun accidents today. In Wichita, Kansas, a ten-year old boy was hospitalized in critical condition when his father accidentally fired his new gun when he was unloading it to put it in a gun safe. There is an ongoing investigation. Police are looking for a Waterbury, Connecticut man …
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2022
After some boys in Rockford, Illinois broke into an abandoned house, a “gun accidentally went off” and a 15-year old was shot in the foot. How the boys got the gun and the circumstances of the accident are not reported. Authorities did not say whether anyone will be charged. Source: John Clark, “Rockford Boy Shot …
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022
A pair of three-year olds were injured as the unintended consequence of gun violence today. Both were shot when rounds were firing into cars in which they were traveling. In Chicago, Illinois, the toddler was shot in the leg and is in good condition. There are no suspects. In Goldsboro, North Carolina, Tyrik Joyner, age …
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022
Four people were injured today, including three children, by shots fired indiscriminately into their homes from the street. All were presumably innocent bystanders. In Meridian, Mississippi, an elderly woman and a five-year old child were victims of a drive-by shooting in which rounds passed into their home. Police are investigating. Both are expected to survive. …
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SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022
At least five children were killed or injured today as unintended consequences of other people’s gun violence. The grim toll: Mariyah Lacy, age 5, of Jackson, Mississippi, was killed when her mother’s ex-boyfriend shot into her mother’s car in an argument over money. Mariyah’s two siblings were uninjured, but her mother was grazed by a …
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022
In Denver, Colorado, a 38-year old man unintentionally discharged a gun which fired and injured his 8-year old son in the next room. The boy is at the hospital, but is expected to survive. There is no report of an arrest at this time. In Houston, Texas, a woman accidentally shot and killed her partner …
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SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2022
Trent Byerly, a Des Allemands, Louisiana 19-year old, was handling a gun inside a car when it accidentally fired. The round struck him in the chest and killed him. Two of his co-passengers were arrested for obstruction of justice. An eight-year old Chicago, Illinois girl was accidentally shot by a 12-year old neighbor in her …
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2022
Austin Duhon, a Lubbock, Texas teenager was showing his friend, Christopher Stringer, a shotgun while they were watching television together. Duhon believed the gun was unloaded. Somehow the gun went off and Stringer was shot in the waist. At the time of the report, there was no update on Stringer’s condition. Source: James Clark, “Friday …
SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2022
A 14-year old Decatur, Illinois boy was accidentally shot in the neck while at home with a 15-year old and an 8-year old. Several adults were also present. The boy’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Despite identifying the incident as accidental and having a variety of likely witnesses, police have not yet described …
MONDAY, MAY 23, 2022
Two 12-year olds were injured in gun accidents today. In Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, a 12-year old boy was struck by a pellet from a shotgun shell that fired accidentally while a relative was unloading the gun inside his home. The pellet passed through a wall and struck the boy in the neck. His relative had gone …
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022
A nine-year old Federal Way, Washington boy was in critical condition after being shot inside his home by his eight-year old brother. The injured boy was airlifted to the hospital. “A situation like this, if the firearm had been properly stored where those children couldn’t get to it, it probably never would have occurred,” a …
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022
In Chicago, Illinois, a seven-year old took a gun to school in a backpack and it “accidentally discharged while in a classroom.” The gun was reportedly still in the backpack when it discharged. Another child suffered a graze wound to the stomach. The child’s mother, Tatanina Kelly, was arrested and charged with three misdemeanor counts …
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MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022
Savannah Holmes, an Ankeny, Iowa four-year old shot herself in the face with her father’s gun. She later died at the hospital. According to the police, Savannah’s father responded to people pounding on the door by getting a gun and leaving it on the couch while going to get his son. Savannah got out of …
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SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2022
A six-year old Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania apparently found a gun is his home and accidentally shot himself in the head. He is hospitalized in critical condition. And in separate incidents, two Pullman, Washington men accidentally shot themselves and had to be airlifted to the hospital in Spokane. One of the men shot himself in the leg …
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022
A man claiming that he fired his gun in the air to stop a knife fight in Columbus, Ohio, accidentally shot an eight-year old girl. The girl was later found by police lying in the park in critical condition with a gunshot wound that required surgery. However, she is expected to survive. 28-year old Torrance …
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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022
Many people were injured in gun accidents today, with mostly minimal press coverage. Two of the accidents occurred in the Philadelphia area. On the Drexel campus in West Philadelphia, a man accidentally shot himself in the leg inside a Shake Shack restaurant. Given the number of recent mass shootings, it is not surprising that the …
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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022
In Wellsville, Ohio a 14-year old boy found a gun in a closet in his home and removed the gun lock. He accidentally fired the gun and shot himself in the stomach. According to police, he was using his cell phone when the gun went off. The boy is expected to recover and may face …
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022
In Randolph County, North Carolina, a an 8-year old boy was struck in the head by a round fired from a 9 millimeter gun. According to the report, the boy and his grandfather were returning from turkey hunting and had placed their guns in the bed of a pick-up. One of the guns fired and …
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2022
In St. Louis, Missouri, a three-year old is in critical condition at the hospital after he grabbed his babysitter’s gun from a mattress and shot himself in the head. The child’s mother was at work at the time of the incident. A 22-year old was arrested and charged after the incident. “It was the irresponsibleness. …
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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022
A 12 year-old Valdosta, Georgia boy is dead and a 16-year old has been arrested after the two stole five guns from vehicles over the course of a single night. The two boys were apparently playing with their recently stolen guns when one of them went off while being held by the 16-year old. The …
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MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022
Five more children were killed or injured in gun accidents today. In Katy, Texas, a four-year old boy died after being shot in the head by his nine-year old brother today with his uncle’s Glock. The uncle, Franciso Lupian, had brought the gun into the home and showed the boys how to use it. He …
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SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2022
Two children were killed and two were injured by unintended gun violence today. In Shreveport, Louisiana, 13-year old Landry Anglin was shot and killed as an innocent bystander when a round was fired from a vehicle in a rolling gun battle. Landry was a middle school student and was inside a home when she was …
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2022
A five-year old Middletown, Ohio boy left at home with his 14-year old brother and two other kids found his father’s loaded 9 millimeter pistol in a bedroom and shot himself in the leg. As a result of the investigation, Fernando Enamorado, 31, was charged with “felony endangering children.” According to the report, the boy’s …
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SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2022
There were gun accidents across the country today resulting in at least six death or injuries: A person taking part in a gun training for Taylor, Michigan auxiliary police officers was shot in the abdomen and taken to the hospital. He was accidentally shot by another person participating in the training. “The volunteers with Taylor’s …
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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a fiv-year old found a loaded gun in his home and shot his mother in the leg. Police have not said how the child got hold of a gun. The woman’s injuries are not considered life-threatening. In Detroit, Michigan a 16-year old boy left a loaded gun on his bed where his …
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2022
A four-year old Spanish Lake, Missouri boy was “dropped off” at the hospital with a bullet wound to the arm. Police determined that he was shot accidentally at home, but have not said whether he shot himself or whether he was shot by a man who was also in the home. Source: Dori Olmos, “Man …
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2022
Arnijae Stroud, a 21-year old Roswell, Georgia father was arrested today after he accidentally shot and injured his two-year old son. Stroud was “manipulating” a gun in his bedroom when it fired. The child is in stable condition at the hospital. The local police chief said he was proud of the team of first responders …
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022
Gun accidents occurred all over the country today. In Henrico, Virginia, a 7-year old found his father’s loaded gun and shot himself. His injuries are not considered life-threatening. The boy’s father, Landin Lewis, Sr., was arrested and charged with allowing his son to access the gun. In Somerville, Massachusetts, a police officer shot himself while …
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022
In Belleville, Illinois, a 3-year old found a loaded gun in his home and used it to shoot himself. The boy is in critical condition at the hospital. And in Lubbock, Texas, John Carrasco was arrested for illegal gun possession after he accidentally shot his father in the leg. According to the report, Carrasco initially …
Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana Ongoing Investigation
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2022
In Shreveport, Louisiana, two children, aged 3 and 4, apparently found a loaded gun in their home. The gun inevitably was fired and the four year old, Michael Thomas, Jr., was shot in the chest and killed. His younger sister was also injured. Two adults were home at the time of the incident. According to …
SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022
Two people, including a one-year old baby, were injured in gun accidents after rounds passed through apartment walls. A one-year old Columbus, Ohio girl was struck by a bullet while she was sleeping between her parents. She was struck in the backside and is in stable condition at the hospital. The round, which was fired …
Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Tennessee Virginia
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022
A two-year old and a three-year old were victims of unintended gun violence today. In Talbott, Tennessee, a two-year old is in critical condition after finding a loaded gun in his home. Investigators believe the gun went off in the boy’s hands as he was playing with it. “If you’re a gun owner, you got …
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SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2022
The unintended consequences of gun violence were felt across the country on Sunday, including incidents on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, three incidents in Chicago and single incidents in Georgia and Maryland. In New Orleans, Louisiana, Charles Hudson, a bar employee, was shot and killed in the Cat’s Meow, a crowded Bourbon Street karaoke bar, …
Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Louisiana Ongoing Investigation Virginia
SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022
Three children found loaded guns in their homes today and injured themselves, two of them in Baton Rouge Louisiana. The two incidents make three accidental shootings in Baton Rouge in just two days. Deetroy Watkins, 26, of Baton Rouge was arrested after he left his gun in a couch cushion. His three-year old son found …
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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2022
Several types of common American gun accidents were on display today in cities across the country. In Memphis, Tennessee, a man died in an apparent shooting range accident. Two children found loaded guns at home and shot themselves. Again, in Memphis, Tennessee, a toddler is in critical condition after a self-inflicted shooting. Memphis officials say …
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022
A three-year old Nashville, Tennessee child took his mother’s loaded gun from her purse while she was sleeping and shot himself in the abdomen. The child was airlifted to the hospital for emergency surgery. No charges have been filed. Source: Lucas Wright, “3-year-old Shoots Self with Mother’s Gun, Metro Police Say,” wkrn.com (March 8, 2022).
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022
In Mobile, Alabama, Jacoby Smoots was charged with first degree assault after shooting his teenage brother in the shoulder in what police called “a prank gone wrong.” According to the report, Smoots found his brother asleep in a car that he was supposed to be repairing. He pointed his gun at his brother’s chest in …