Adult Arrested Adult Death Arizona Child Death (18 and Under) Juvenile Arrested Tennessee Texas

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021

Two teenage boys and a 24-year old woman were killed today in separate gun accidents.  In Houston, Texas, 16-year old Chase Swain was killed while he and his friend were playing with a gun that had been stolen the day before.  A 17-year old has been charged with manslaughter. In Nashville, Tennessee, 19-year old Juerno …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Tennessee

MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021

Three-year old Jamayla Marlowe of Nashville, Tennessee was shot and killed when she was caught in the crossfire of a shootout that erupted between several individuals.  Her sister, Antania Butler, age 2, was injured in the incident. The two girls were in a parked car when the shooting started.  Afterwards, police identified several men who …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Michigan Washington

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Two young men were arrested after accidental shootings that killed a four-year old and a 24-year old today.  One accident occurred in Michigan, the other in Washington State.  In Othello, Washington,  Felipe Tapia-Perez accidentally killed his four-year old son when his stolen gun went off. The boy was hit in the head.  Tapia-Perez, age 27, …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Children and Guns Tennessee

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In Hardeman County, Tennessee, Jonterrious Hampton was arrested and charged with reckless homicide after a gun accident in which a 7-year old boy was killed. After the incident, Hampton took the boy to a local hospital where the boy was pronounced dead. According to  Hampton, he was visiting the boy’s siblings at their home.  During …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Colorado Connecticut Juvenile Arrested

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021

19-year old Kahlis Parker of Bridgeport, Connecticut, accidentally shot himself in the arm and then lied to police about the incident.  Upon release from the hospital, Parker was arrested and charged with risk of injury to a minor, carrying a pistol without a permit, stealing a firearm, interfering with a police officer, illegal discharge of …

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

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021

In Clarksville, Tennessee, a two-year old child was killed in a home where there were three children under the age of four. One of the toddlers found an unsecured gun and shot the two-year old.  He died at the hospital. Julian Chester, the child’s mother’s boyfriend, was arrested on unrelated charges. Source: “Tenn. Toddler Dies …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Georgia

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Elijah Farral, a 20-year old Columbus, Georgia man and two friends were playing with a loaded handgun when he accidentally pulled the trigger according to police testimony. He accidentally shot and killed Sara Holtrop, age 18, who was sleeping nearby on a couch.  Farral has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. “Sara was an extremely sweet …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan Pennsylvania

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021

Two young children were killed in preventable accidental shootings, one in Philadelphia, the other in Detroit. The incidents are strikingly similar. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, balloons were released at a vigil for nine-year old gun accident victim Nyssa Davis.  Davis was shot and killed by a 5-year old relative in her home.  The boy had found …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Florida North Carolina Ohio Ongoing Investigation

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021

At least three children were accidentally shot and injured today.  They were aged 14, 15, and 7.  The incidents occurred in states that have been regular sites of gun accidents involving children: Florida, Ohio and North Carolina. The most fully reported of the accidents was in Jacksonville, Florida.  Ayva Guthrie, age 14,was accidentally shot by …

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

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020

In Richmond, Indiana, a four-year old child was flown to a Dayton, Ohio hospital after suffering an accidental gunshot wound.  Police arrested 23-year-old Khylier Childress-Shelby and preliminarily charged him with possession of a handgun without a license and neglect of a dependent.  Although the charges are consistent with an incident in which the child found …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alcohol and Guns California Child Death (18 and Under) Kentucky

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020

Two young people were accidentally shot and killed by friends today while playing with guns. 18-year old Armani Hall of Louisville, Kentucky was shot and killed by her 21-year old friend Adrianna King. King admitted that she had been playing with the gun.  She was arrested and charged with one count of reckless homicide. In …

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Adult Arrested California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Ohio Ongoing Investigation

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2020

At least three children were victims of gun accidents today; two were killed and one was wounded.  The accidents occurred in Georgia, California and Ohio. Five-year old Jada Willingham was killed in Lithonia, Georgia after being shot by another child who found a gun in her home.  Police arrested 35-year old Chad Brooks, Sr. whose …

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

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Four teenagers were accidentally shot today in separate incidents.  Three of the teens shot themselves.  Two of the incidents, though unrelated, occurred at the same apartment complex in Atlanta, Georgia, just blocks away from where another teen had been accidentally shot last week.  In Augusta, Georgia, a 14-year old boy shot himself in the hip …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Utah

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In Kearns, Utah, 16-year old Roman Karpunin was accidentally shot and killed by his 18-year old friend Kaden Christiansen.  Christiansen was arrested and charged with a single count of manslaughter.  According to the arrest report, “Christiansen told police he was ‘mimicking being a police officer and arresting’ the 16-year-old when he pulled the trigger, thinking …

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020

On election day, two 12-year old boys were accidentally shot and killed in separate gun accidents. In Jackson, Michigan, Brayden Carnes, a middle school student, was at home when a gun that one of his friends had brought to his home accidentally fired.  Brayden was shot in the chest.  The shooter was also a child.  …

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Adult Arrested California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana Ongoing Investigation

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2020

Two children were accidentally shot and killed today. In Merced, California today, a 5-year old girl was shot and killed by another child who found a loaded and unsecured gun in the home.  Her father drove her to the hospital where she died.  The girl’s father, Rodney Mathews, left her at the hospital and led …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Alcohol and Guns Montana Wisconsin

GUNS AND ALCOHOL

As a society, we spend substantial resources trying to prevent accidents caused by drunken drivers.  Efforts include ubiquitous public service announcements, enhanced criminal and civil penalties, and legal remedies creating potential liability for those selling or otherwise providing alcohol to inebriated people.  Many of these efforts are designed to deter drunken driving by the in …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ohio Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020

Two children under the age of five were involved in fatal gun accidents today.  Details are scarce. In Adams Township, Ohio, a four year-old died at the hospital after being shot in the chest.  The local Sheriff’s office confirmed that the shooting was an accident.  It is not clear who fired the gun and no …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Oregon

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020

James Kenneth Lindquester, a Beaverton, Oregon three-year old, found a gun in his home and shot himself in the head.  According to authorities, the loaded gun was in a bedside table.  James was pronounced dead at the hospital.  In Hemet California, a 75-year old woman was accidentally shot and killed by her caregiver as he …

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Adult Arrested Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Uncategorized Wisconsin

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020

Three children under age 10 shot themselves today. In Chicago, Illinois, three boys left home alone while their father was picking up their mother from the hospital found a loaded gun.  One of the boys, a five-year old, accidentally shot his nine-year old brother in the head.  The boy, Ashton Lipscomb, died at the hospital.  …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Louisiana

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, two friends had returned home from a visit to the shooting range when 19-year old Brandon Spratley accidentally shot 20-year old Jermaine Sampson.  Spratley was attempting to unload his handgun when the accident occurred.  Sampson died at the hospital. Spratley was arrested and charged with negligent homicide. Source: “20-year-old Killed in …

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Details are scarce about an incident in which 5-year old Amani Barringer was shot in the neck by her 14-year old brother with an unsecured gun.  Amani was home, in Charlotte, North Carolina, with two teenagers age 14 and 15, when she was killed.  The 14-year old was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter.  An …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kansas

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In Wichita, Kansas, 18-year old Jeremy Retana was accidentally shot and killed by a child outside a store.  21-year old Christian Concha faces charges of felony murder and aggravated child endangerment because he left a gun in the care of two children while he went into a convenience store. The children were 10 and 9-years …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) New Hampshire North Carolina Ongoing Investigation Uncategorized

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In Stokes County, North Carolina, a 6-year old found a gun at home this afternoon and shot themselves to death.  The child’s name and gender were withheld as were the circumstances in which they got their hands on a gun.  A parent was home at the time of the accident. “I couldn’t believe what had …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Ongoing Investigation South Dakota

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a 17-year old Native American girl is in critical condition after a gun was accidentally discharged.  According to police,  Artavius Gregerabdo was handling a gun when it went off and shot the girl in the head.  He was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and reckless discharge.  The girl who …

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

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020

A 6-year old Cincinnati, Ohio child found a gun and shot himself while his mother slept. His mother, Darnasia McKinney, 26, was arrested and charged with felony child endangerment. The boy was hospitalized.  No information about his condition is available.  It is unclear how the boy will be cared for upon release from the hospital. …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) North Carolina

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020

In Charlotte, North Carolina, 2-year old Amor Cureton shot and killed himself with a loaded handgun in a motel.  His father Antonio Cureton was arrested and charged with “involuntary manslaughter, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a stolen firearm and failure to secure a firearm to protect a …

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

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020

Two children found guns in their homes and accidentally shot and killed themselves today.  In Saginaw, Michigan, a five-year old boy found a gun.  According to police, he died of “self-inflicted gunshot wounds.”  They have called the incident a “tragic accident.”  While they investigate to determine how the boy got ahold of the gun, “their …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Hawaii Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020

Two more children died this week in gun accidents that might have been prevented by safe storage laws. Also today, a popular former North Carolina law enforcement officer died while working in Hawaii when a rifle accidentally fired inside a police station. In Memphis, Tennessee, a 14-year old girl died when a boy was handing her …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) South Carolina

SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2020

A two-year old boy died in a gun accident Saturday night in Graniteville, South Carolina.  He “accessed a handgun and shot himself” according to a news report.  Deputies arriving at the scene “observed a complainant sitting on the ground in the roadway holding her 2-year-old son, Jamarious Rogers, in her arms.”  He later died at …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Georgia

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020

In a gun accident in Rochelle, Georgia, a four-year old girl was shot and killed.  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation found that “the child was shot while she and her 3-year-old brother were playing with a gun.”  The GBI found that the gun was unsecured.  The girl’s father, Johnny Lee Kellom, was arrested after the …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Uncategorized

SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020

In White, Georgia, a five-year old girl shot and killed herself while playing with a gun she found at a campsite. Her grandmother, Kimberly Anne Roberts, and an unrelated man were arrested and charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct.  Both adults are being held at Bartow County Jail. Source: Asia Simone Burns, “Grandmother, …

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