Eight-year-old Shoots Himself with Gun Found in Backyard In Columbus, Mississippi, an eight-year-old child accidentally shot himself with a gun he found in the backyard. The boy was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the hand and leg. No other information was reported. Source: Zac Carlisle, “Child Accidentally Shot Himself in Columbus,” wtva.com (January …
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026
Four-year-old in Critical Condition After Finding Father’s Gun A four-year-old girl in Dyersburg, Tennessee, is in critical condition after she shot herself with an unsecured gun. Details about the circumstances are unclear. The girl’s father told authorities that he left the gun in the living room before going to bed and forgot to secure it, …
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026
Four-year-old Boy Shot and Killed by Two-year-old In a home in Lafayette, Louisiana, a two-year-old child shot and killed four-year-old Blaze Rubin after finding a loaded, unsecured gun. Police are actively investigating the incident, but have determined that 17-year-old Jenarius Johnson was responsible for leaving the loaded gun accessible. He has been charged with negligent homicide …
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026
12-year-old Boy Accidentally Shot and Killed by Older Brother In his home in Canton, Ohio, 12-year-old Thomas J. Lucas, was accidentally shot and killed by his 15-year-old brother, Amir Lucas, with a 9mm handgun. Another child in the home witnessed the shooting and “stated that Amir was showing Thomas something on the firearm and he …
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026
Toddler Shoots Herself With Gun Found in Mother’s Purse A three-year-old girl waiting in a vehicle outside a convenience store in Oma, Mississippi, shot herself in the hand with a gun she found in her mother’s purse. Her mother, who was inside the store when the shooting took place, drove her daughter to the hospital. …
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026
Two-year-old Killed in Accidental Shooting Noah, age 2, the youngest of five siblings, was killed in an accidental shooting near Hayden, Alabama. All of the children were at home with their mother, Evelyn Leyva Etress, when the shooting occurred. Etress told officials she left her two four-year-old girls alone in the master bedroom where loaded guns were accessible to the children. After hearing …
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026
13-year-old Shot Himself in the Foot In Pooler, Georgia, a parent was at home with a 13-year-old boy when he accidentally shot himself in the foot. The parent drove the boy to a fire station for immediate care, and was then taken to the hospital for treatment. His injuries are not considered life-threatening. No other …
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026
One Person Accidentally Shot by Teen In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a 22-year-old was accidentally shot by a 17-year-old male mishandling a gun. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect was arrested, with charges to be determined. Source: “Milwaukee Teen Arrested After Accidental Shooting Injures 22-year-old,” urbanmilwaukee.com (January 5, 2026)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026
Four-year-old Injured After Being Shot by Younger Sibling Police determined that a two-year-old “gained access to a firearm and discharged a round striking his 4-year-old sibling in the lower leg,” in Cordova, Maryland. The four-year-old was treated at the scene and then airlifted to the hospital as a precaution. Child protective services was notified, and the sheriff’s office is actively investigating …
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2026
One Person Killed, Five People Injured, by Celebratory Gunfire Law enforcement officials across the country issued warnings about the extreme danger and illegality of celebratory gunfire. Despite this, there were numerous reports of innocent people struck by stray bullets and injured or killed. In Memphis, Tennessee, a five-year-old girl was grazed in the leg by a …
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025
Student Injured When Gun Fires in Locker Room During basketball practice at a middle school in Savannah, Georgia, a gun discharged in the locker room when a 15-year-old male student picked up his jacket. He was struck in the hand and taken to the hospital for treatment. The gun was recovered and the incident is …
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2025
Teen Killed Playing with Guns A group of teens “playing with firearms” in a home in Clovis, New Mexico, resulted in an accidental discharge that killed 15-year-old Anthony Raymond Gallegos Jr. A witness reported that the teens didn’t know that the gun was loaded, and they left the scene after the shooting. Eventually surrendering to police, the 16-year-old …
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2025
Two People Killed in Unintentional Shootings on Christmas Day Sitting on a covered front porch in Comanche, Oklahoma, Sandra Phelps was accidentally shot and killed by 33-year-old Cody Wayne Adams target shooting less than half a mile away. Two adult family members were with Phelps on the porch; she was holding a child in one …
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2025
Girl Injured By Gun Found in Bushes In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a girl was injured by a boy handling a gun that accidentally fired. She was taken to the hospital for surgery; her condition was not reported. The boy told police he found the gun in nearby bushes, and was showing it to the girl …
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2025
Teenager Accidentally Shot in Face by Younger Cousin A 14-year-old boy accidentally shot his 17-year-old cousin in the face in Antioch, California. The victim was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The 14-year-old was taken into custody for negligent discharge of a firearm. The investigation remains ongoing. Source: Lt. Franco Cesar, “14-year-old Boy Arrested for …
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025
15-year-old Boy Injured After Glock Pistol Fires In a Bloomington, Indiana apartment, a 15-year-old boy shot himself in the thigh after picked up a 9mm Glock pistol that unintentionally fired. He is being treated at the hospital. Police said the gun belonged to another person, and people at the scene of the shooting cooperated fully, …
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025
Two Children Injured in Unintentional Shootings A girl said to be younger than 10 years old, is expected to survive after she accidentally shot herself in Atlanta, Georgia. The circumstances of the shooting were not reported, but the girl’s father, 34-year-old Brandon Spruill, has been charged with reckless conduct and cruelty to children. And in …
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025
Teen and Officer Injured in Gun Accidents A 14-year-old boy was shot in the stomach in a home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and taken to the hospital in stable condition. Officials say that at least 15 people, mostly teenagers, were inside the home at the time of the incident, and a group of teens were handling …
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025
10-year-old Boy Dies After Accidentally Shooting Himself In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10-year-old Zysean Owten, was pronounced dead at the hospital after shooting himself in the face with a friend’s gun. Investigators are trying to determine how he got the gun. Two adults, a 36-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, were taken into custody, but not formally charged. …
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025
Two Children Playing With Gun; Eight-year-old is Critically Injured In Alexandria, Louisiana, an eight-year-old and a ten-year-old were playing with a gun they found that accidentally discharged, injuring the younger child. The eight-year-old was taken to the hospital in critical condition. No other information was shared by police, as they continue to investigate. Source: “Accidental …
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025
Two-year-old Finds Father’s Gun and Shoots Mother In a Fort Pierce, Florida home, a two-year-old child shot their mother with a gun their father had left out on a bench. After finding the gun the child pulled the trigger, sending a bullet through a wall that struck the mother in the leg while she stood in the kitchen washing dishes. She …
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025
Teen Shoots Himself in the Leg Inside Hospital A teenager shot himself in the leg inside a hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, while he waited for his mother who had a scheduled appointment. She had left her purse that contained a gun with her son. He grabbed the gun and unintentionally fired it, striking himself in the leg. The boy was treated …
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2025
Five-year-old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself Five-year-old Andreas Woodland was with family in a townhome in Indianapolis, Indiana, when he found a gun and fatally shot himself. His parents were not home at the time. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and later died there. “There’s no words that can ever express the feeling I’m sure …
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2025
Toddler Finds Stolen Gun and Shoots Himself A two-year-old child found a stolen handgun in his Buford, Georgia home, and shot himself in the foot. The toddler suffered “excessive physical pain,” and his mother, 27-year-old Leondra Green, was arrested and charged with reckless conduct and cruelty to children. Source: Matt Johnson, “2-year-old Shoots Self After Finding …
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2025
Three Children Injured After Finding Loaded Guns in Closets In an accidental shooting, a two-year-old, and a three-year-old, in a residence in Newberry, South Carolina, were each injured with a single gunshot wound. One child was wounded in the hand, the other in the foot. They were both taken to trauma centers for treatment and are expected to survive. Apparently the children accessed a gun …
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2025
Two-year-old and Hunter Killed in Accidental Shootings In Liberty County, Georgia, a two-year-old child shot themself, and later died at the hospital. There is an investigation into the incident. And 24-year-old Michael Kottke was found dead from a gunshot wound near a tree stand in Waupun, Wisconsin. Kottke was hunting in the area earlier, and …
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025
Two Children Shoot Themselves; Five-year-old Killed, Four-year-old Injured In Jackson, Mississippi, a five-year-old boy was killed after he shot himself in the head with an unsecured gun. The incident is under investigation. And in Durham, North Carolina, a four-year-old boy was seriously injured after he accidentally shot himself with an unsecured gun. His mother, Assante …
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025
Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself Causing School Lockdown In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a letter to parents from the local high school that issued a shelter-in-place order read, “an elementary student was handling a firearm when it accidentally discharged, causing a self-inflicted, non-life-threatening injury.” The shooting happened in a neighborhood near two schools, and investigators found a …
MODAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Teen Killed In Accidental Shooting In Simpsonville, South Carolina, 16-year-old Malijah Jai’keem Williams was accidentally shot and killed by an unidentified 15-year-old with a stolen gun. The 15-year-old was recklessly handling the gun when it fired, and was charged with involuntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a person under 18. Source: Zach Rainey, “Simpsonville …
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025
Two Children Injured in Hunting Accidents While leaving a deer stand with their father in Timpson, Texas, a four-year-old child accidentally discharged a gun in their father’s holster. The child sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, and is recovering at the hospital. And in Stanton, Nebraska, a 17-year-old was accidentally shot while hunting raccoons with an adult relative. …
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2025
Four-year-old in Stable Condition After Shooting Himself A four-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after shooting himself with a loaded gun he found in a Durham, North Carolina home. Patrick Daye, age 52, was charged with permitting a young child to use a dangerous firearm. There is an ongoing investigation into the shooting. Source: Kirstyn Clark, “Man …
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2025
Teen Critically Injured After Accidental Shooting A 16-year-old accidentally shot another 16-year-old at a party in a home in McDavid, Florida. The victim is in critical condition at the hospital. According to the sheriff, the shooter took the 10 millimeter semi-automatic gun from his sister’s car; it belonged to her boyfriend, and he and the …
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025
Toddler Shoots Himself With Unsecured Gun In St. Louis, Missouri, the guardian of a three-year-old boy left a gun unattended while cleaning out a closet. The toddler got hold of it and shot himself in the hip. Kalvin Fayne, age 64, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful possession of a gun. …
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025
Three-year-old Shoots Herself After Finding Father’s Gun in Backpack A three-year-old girl shot herself in the leg after finding her father’s gun in a backpack at her home in Olyphant, Pennsylvania. She is in stable condition after undergoing surgery, and is expected to survive. Kristopher Sheerer, age 26 was watching the girl and his one-year-old son …
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025
Four-year-old Finds Gun and Shoots Himself in the Head A four-year-old boy is in critical condition after shooting himself in the head with a gun he found at home in Houston, Texas. The loaded, unsecured gun was kept in a closet, and it was reported that the boy has autism and is non-verbal. His mother’s …
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025
Two-year-old Boy Shoots Himself With Father’s Gun In Memphis, Tennessee, a two-year-old boy is in stable condition after shooting himself in the neck with his father’s gun. The boy’s father, Devin Carter, said he sent his son into the bedroom to get his tablet, then shortly after, heard a gunshot and found his son wounded. …
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025
Six-year-old Shoots Himself With Father’s Glock In the master bedroom of a home in Sumter, South Carolina, a six-year-old boy accessed his father’s .45 caliber Glock handgun and shot himself in the face. His mother was in the same room at the time; his father was also at home. The boy is reported to be …
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025
Teen Shot in Leg With Stolen Gun In Middletown, Ohio, a 16-year-old boy is expected to recover after he was accidentally shot in the leg by a friend with a stolen gun. The shooting happened at night on the grounds of a local elementary school. “One of these dumb teenagers went to put the gun …
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025
Eight-year-old Boy Shoots Himself With Father’s Gun Found in Backpack In Memphis, Tennessee, an eight-year-old boy was taken to the hospital in non-critical condition after accidentally shooting himself with his father’s gun. The father told police that the boy retrieved the gun from his backpack while he and his girlfriend slept. Two other children and …
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025
Nine-year-old Shoots Self in Head with Loaded Glock While playing with a friend in the basement of a home in Lancaster, Ohio, a nine-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head with a gun reportedly found there. He was airlifted to the hospital and remains in critical condition. The boy’s uncle and grandparents were in the home at the time of the shooting. In a call …
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025
Nine-year-old Shot and Killed After Finding Loaded Gun Under Mattress Left alone in his home in Gary, Indiana with his two brothers, ages 11 and 13, nine-year-old Adrian Brown was fatally shot after he found a loaded gun under the mattress in his mother and her boyfriend’s bedroom. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. His mother’s boyfriend, 35-year-old Raymon …
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025
Three Accidental Shootings in Ohio Today In Cincinnati, Ohio, a five-year-old girl is expected to survive after being accidentally shot by her six-year-old brother, that sent a bullet into her temple and out her eye. The children’s mother told police that her son climbed up a dresser in a closet and got ahold of the …
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025
Three-year-old Finds Gun and Fatally Shoots Father In Lincoln, Alabama, a three-year-old child is believed to have fired a gun that killed Gary Wayne Curry Jr., the child’s 37-year-old father. Curry was found unresponsive in the home by emergency personnel, and pronounced dead at the scene. “We are not sure if the child was playing with the firearm, …
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025
Two 14-year-old Boys Killed in Separate Gun Accidents In an apartment in Rock Hill, South Carolina, 14-year-old Braylen Jackson was accidentally shot and killed by a 15-year-old with a stolen gun. “The 15-year-old was manipulating and mishandling a firearm when the fatal shot was fired,” said a statement from police. The suspect stole the gun from a …
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
Toddler Kills Himself with Gun Found in Bedroom This morning in a home in Columbus, Ohio, three-year-old Cartier Smith came into a bedroom where his mother, Carley Dials, age 29, and Sean Perrin, age 31, slept, and fatally shot himself with a handgun he found wedged between the mattress and the wall. Before going to sleep, Dials had placed it …
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025
Three-year-old and Teenager Injured in Separate Unintentional Shootings A three-year-old child was airlifted to the hospital for surgery after shooting themself in Forsyth, Georgia. The child’s condition was not reported. There is an ongoing investigation into the shooting. And a Brooklyn, New York 17-year-old, was shot in the neck by his father in what is …
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
Two Boys Handle Gun That Fires, Injuring One of Them In Colorado Springs, Colorado, a boy was injured when he and another juvenile male were handling a handgun that unintentionally fired. He is recovering after sustaining non-life-threatening “injuries to his lower extremities from a gunshot.” One of the boys was charged with assault. Source: Brianna …
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025
Two-year-old Fatally Shoots Himself With Unsecured Gun In a residence in Chicago, Illinois, two-year-old Kh’aden Johnson, found a loaded gun and fatally shot himself in the face. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. A person of interest in the shooting was taken in, but later released without being charged. Source: “Toddler Dies After Accidentally Shooting …
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
Teen Hospitalized After Unintentionally Shooting Himself A 13-year-old boy unintentionally shot himself while handling a gun in Youngstown, Ohio. According to police, he was “rushed to the hospital and is in stable condition.” No further information has been reported, as authorities continue to investigate. Source: Ed Runyan, “East Side Boy Accidentally Shoots Himself,” vindy.com (September 9, 2025).
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025
One Teen Dead, Another Injured, in Separate Gun Accidents Fourteen-year-old Deshoune Pope found a gun while at a friend’s house in Mathis, Texas, and fatally shot himself in the eye. Police are investigating the shooting to determine how Deshoune got hold of the gun, and so far no one has been charged. From a GoFundMe …
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
Toddler Killed After Finding Loaded Gun An investigation remains ongoing in the shooting death of three-year-old Emouri Woodard in a home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Emouri was about to leave for school when he found a loaded gun and shot himself. The toddler was pronounced dead at the scene. The police chief said multiple people …
Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana Juvenile Arrested Ongoing Investigation
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
High School Freshman Accidentally Shot and Killed by Another Juvenile In Evansville, Indiana, 14-year-old Jayvion’tae Cox was unintentionally shot at his home by another juvenile who thought the gun was unloaded. He died at the scene. The other juvenile was arrested and charged with reckless homicide and dangerous possession of a firearm. Officials continue to …
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
Four-year-old Boy Injured After Shooting Himself In Memphis, Tennessee, a four-year-old boy found an unsecured gun and shot himself. He is reportedly in stable condition at the hospital. Police did not say if any charges have been filed. “Gun owners are encouraged to keep their firearms stored securely. Free gun locks are available at all …
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2025
14-year-old Girl Unintentionally Shot and Killed by 17-year-old In Brunswick, Florida, 14-year-old Dazariah Easton was shot and killed after Daquarius Wallace, age 17, mishandled a gun. No other details about the shooting was reported. Wallace was charged with murder in the second degree, cruelty to children, and possession of a firearm by a minor. Bobby Sullivan, age …
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025
16-year-old Boy Killed in One of Two Gun Accidents in California In Desert Hot Springs, California, a 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene from an apparently accidental self-inflicted gunshot. No other information about the shooting was reported, but officials continue to investigate. And at City Hall East in Los Angeles, California, an employee …
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025
Teenage Girl Accidentally Shot by Younger Brother A 15-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the arm by her 13-year-old brother in a park in Detroit, Michigan. The girl went to the park to fight another girl and her brother had come with her. Police arrested the brother, and are trying to determine who owned the …
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2025
Five-year-old Boy Shot and Killed Himself With Sister’s Gun In Chicago, Illinois, five-year-old Demeir Douglas found his sister’s gun and fatally shot himself in the head. Danya Bell, age 29, was visiting her family, and had placed her purse containing the loaded gun under some toys in Demeir’s bedroom before taking a shower. He was …
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2025
13-year-old Boy Accidentally Shot Responding to a call, police found a 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his shoulder at a residence in Valdosta, Georgia. He claimed not to know who shot him, and a 16-year-old and a 14-year-old sitting in the garage, said they didn’t know anything about the shooting. The victim was treated …
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025
Two Children Shoot Themselves With Unsecured Guns, One is Killed Six-year-old Alex Reese, shot and killed himself with an unsecured gun he found in the bedroom of an apartment in Birmingham, Alabama. He was visiting from another state, and two adults were with him in the apartment. They were taken in for questioning by police. …
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2025
Five-year-old Boy Shot and Killed Himself With Gun Found in Car In Griffin, Georgia, a five-year-old boy left alone in a car, found a gun there and fatally shot himself in the head. Responding officers performed emergency medical care, but the boy died. Chase Desselle, age 27, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct. …
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025
Toddler Killed After Finding Father’s Gun Three-year-old Gionni Jackson, fatally shot himself in the head after finding an unsecured gun in his home in Struthers, Ohio. His father told police that while he was in the bathroom, the boy grabbed the gun that was on his dresser. The father and a woman were driving the …
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025
Four-year-old Shot Self with Uncle’s Gun; Marine Recruit Shot During Marksmanship Training In a home in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, a four-year-old boy sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after shooting himself in the head with his uncle’s gun. The boy was staying overnight at his grandmother’s house in the care of his uncle, 28-year-old Dandre Jadon Stevenson. Stevenson was playing …
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025
Four-year-old Girl Accidentally Shot In New Iberia, Louisiana, the gun a child was playing with accidentally discharged and struck a four-year-old girl. She was taken to the hospital and expected to fully recover. The shooting is under investigation. Source: “Child, 4, Injured in New Iberia Shooting,” katc.com (August 12, 2025).
MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025
12-year-old Boy Critically Injured After Accidentally Shooting Himself Police arrived at a home in St. Paul, Minnesota, and found a 12-year-old boy critically injured after accidentally shooting himself. The boy was taken to the hospital. His parents didn’t know where he got the gun, and officials are investigating to determine the circumstances of the shooting. …
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2025
14-year-old Boy Killed in Accidental Shooting In a motel room in Phoenix, Arizona, police found 14-year-old Jeremiah Ricci unresponsive with a fatal gunshot wound. Multiple people in the room were questioned, but Jeremiah’s mother, Jewell Griffen, age 40, had already left the scene, but returned later and was arrested. Witnesses told detectives that Griffen had …
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025
Two Unintentional Shootings in Louisiana; One Boy Dies, Another in Critical Condition In Shreveport, Louisiana, 12-year-old Caiden Smith, accidentally shot himself in the chest with a gun he found inside his grandmother’s home. His brother drove him to the hospital where he later died. The brother told police that they were cleaning out the house, …
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025
Four People Killed in Deadly Gun Accidents Few details were reported in the shooting death of a four-year-old in Springfield, Missouri. Police determined that the child found an unsecured gun and fatally shot himself. Six-year-old Cyprien Argueta Romero, was pronounced dead at the hospital from a gunshot wound in Nashville, Tennessee. Inconsistencies in the account from his parents, 37-year-old Fredy Martinez and 28-year-old …
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025
Teen in Good Condition After Shooting Self in Foot In Chicago, Illinois, a 14-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the foot. He is listed in good condition after being taken to the hospital. The gun used in the shooting was recovered, as detectives continue to investigate. Source: “14-year-old Boy Handling Gun Accidentally Shot on South …
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025
12-year-old Girl Critically Injured, Teenage Boy Killed, in Unintentional Shootings Today A 12-year-old girl was critically injured in an accidental shooting in Richmond, Virginia. A 15-year-old male family member has been charged with reckless handling of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a minor. Police indicate that other charges may be forthcoming. And …
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MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025
12-year-old Girl Accidentally Shot by Teenage Family Member In Richmond, Virginia, a 12-year-old girl sustained life-threatening injuries after a 15-year-old family member accidental shot her. She was taken to the hospital, and the 15-year-old boy was charged with reckless handling of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a minor. Police continue to investigate, …
Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Mississippi Ongoing Investigation
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2025
Eight-year-old Boy Unintentionally Kills Himself with Unsecured Gun An eight-year-old boy was alone in his father’s home in Jackson, Mississippi, when he found an unsecured gun and shot and killed himself. The boy was spending the weekend with his father, Quaron Hilliard, age 29, who has been charged with child neglect. An autopsy is being …
THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025
Child Finds Loaded AK-47; Shoots Brother In St. Louis, Missouri, a child found a loaded AK-47 inside a bag on a couch, and unintentionally shot their brother in the abdomen. The brother was taken to the hospital in unreported condition. Jarez Wilson left the firearm unattended, and was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Source: …
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025
Several People Grazed by Bullets in Shooting at Pool Several people were injured after they most likely got caught in the gunfire during a shooting at a neighborhood Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recreation center pool. Police believe that Keon Kiah, age 17, was the shooter, and had returned with a gun and several other people to the …
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SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2025
Toddler and Teen Injured in Two Separate Gun Accidents A three-year-old was injured in an accidental shooting in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The child’s condition was not reported. Trequan Lamar Lassiter, age 20, was charged with storing a firearm accessible to a minor and carrying a concealed weapon. There is an ongoing investigation. And in Mobile, Alabama, a …
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2025
Three Boys Injured in Accidental Shootings A four-year-old boy was able to tell police how he accidentally shot himself in the rear in his home in Columbus, Ohio. “…from the child himself, he sat down on a piece of furniture….That piece of furniture had a pillow on it, and there must have been a gun underneath …
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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025
Two Children Killed, Officer Injured, in Unintentional Shootings Today Inside a home in San Antonio, Texas, eight-year-old Daniel Casares was fatally shot in the neck by his 13-year-old brother. At the time of the shooting, multiple children were in the home with no supervising adult present. The teenager has been charged with manslaughter. A 17-year-old girl was …
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2025
Five-year-old Boy Shot and Killed by Twin; Two-year-old Shot Himself With Mother’s Gun Inside Car A five-year-old boy was shot and killed by his twin brother in Decatur, Georgia. The boys found their mother’s gun in a purse inside a bedroom nightstand. Other young children were in the home along with the boys’ mother, Lanecia …
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TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025
Five-year-old Boy Shot by Older Brother in Vehicle A five-year-old boy was shot by his nine-year-old brother in a vehicle at a gas station in Cody, Wyoming. The boy was shot in the abdomen and taken to the hospital for treatment. He is expected to recover. Police continue to investigate the shooting that “appears to …
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MONDAY, JULY 21, 2025
Two-year-old Boys Injured in Separate Accidental Shootings Two-year-old Jaylen is recovering after he shot himself while at his father’s home in Chicago, Illinois. Deonte Johnson, age 23, lived in the home and had placed his unsecured gun on a bedroom table where Jaylen could reach it. The bullet grazed the toddler’s wrist; he expected to …
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SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2025
Three-year-old Shot Himself with Father’s Gun; Two People Shot in Gun Cleaning Accidents, One is Killed In Albany, Georgia, a three-year-old boy is recovering after he shot himself with his father’s unsecured gun. The boy’s father, DeQuan Sims, age 30, was charged with reckless conduct. The police chief said, “[a]s much as we understand that Georgia is …
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025
Boy Shot By Friend Showing Off Rifle In Greenwood, Indiana, a juvenile is recovering at home after being accidentally shot by a friend with a .22 caliber rifle. The victim and two other boys were talking about guns, when one of them got a pistol and a bolt action rifle out of a storage closet. …
TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025
Four-year-old Boy Shoots Mother With Dad’s Glock In Lynnwood, Washington, a four-year-old boy took his 44-year-old father’s Glock handgun out of its holster, and accidentally shot his 42-year-old mother in the arm. The mother was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries; the boy suffered minor injuries that did not require hospitalization. A deputy …
Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana Michigan Ongoing Investigation
MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025
Three People Injured in Separate Accidental Shootings Few details were reported about the accidental shooting of a five-year-old boy in Lansing, Michigan. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. Police continue to investigate. In an apartment in Detroit, Michigan, a 13-year-old boy unintentionally shot his 18-year-old neighbor in the wrist while handling a loaded gun …
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SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2025
One Child Killed, Three Injured, in Unintentional Shootings Today A 12-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed in a home in Houston, Texas. He and a sibling found the gun while they were playing. The “weapon accidentally discharged,” striking the boy who was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing, but it is not …
FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2025
Eight-year-old Shot and Killed by Cousin Kylen Powell, age eight, was shot and killed by his 13-year-old cousin while they were staying at their grandmother’s house in Bainbridge, Georgia. A responding deputy declared Kylen dead at the scene, but was unable to find the gun used. An autopsy will be performed. The deputy coroner said, “[i] have …
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025
Five People Injured in Gun Accidents, Including a Two-year-old In Columbus, Georgia, a 12-year-old is expected to recover after sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police determined that it was an accidental shooting, but no other information has been reported. An employee at a local restaurant in Detroit, Michigan, said he found a gun that fired …
TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025
Nine-year-old Killed, Shot By Younger Brother A nine-year-old boy in Hearne, Texas, did not survive after he was accidentally shot in the head by his seven-year-old brother. The owner of the home where the shooting occurred kept the gun for protection. It is not clear if the homeowner was the brothers’ parent, or how the boys got …
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MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025
Three Children Injured in Gun Accidents Today An eight-year-old boy is in stable condition after he was shot in the face in a home in St. Louis, Missouri. Police believe that several children and teens were playing with a gun when it unintentionally discharged. A parent was reportedly upstairs during the incident. After the shooting, a 12-year-old boy left …
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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025
Two Children Injured in Accidental Shootings In Shreveport, Louisiana, a six-year-old child was taken to the hospital in critical condition after he shot himself with a gun found in his father’s vehicle. The boy’s father told police he got out of the vehicle to talk to someone, but hurried back when he saw his son …
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2025
Three-year-old Killed After Finding Father’s Gun Staying in an Airbnb with his family in Atlanta, Georgia, three-year-old Jianna Jones apparently woke up before his parents; found his father’s gun, and fatally shot himself. He died at the hospital. “Guns and children do not mix. It’s very simple. A tragedy police across Metro Atlanta say happens …