A Denison, Texas juvenile was airlifted to the hospital in stable condition after a shotgun accident today. The incident is still being investigated. No details have been released and no charges have been filed. Source: “Juvenile Airlifted After Accidental Shooting, Police Say,” kxii.com (January 17, 2023).
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2023 – Unintentional Shootings Involving Two Children and Two Adults
In Goldsboro, North Carolina, a seven-year-old child was shot by an eight-year-old relative, but is expected to recover. There has been no report about how the children got the gun. Michael Howard-Owens of Chicago, Illinois, was in bed with his girlfriend and her three-year old son, when his gun, which was in his waistband, accidentally …
MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2023
Police in Edina, Minnesota found a trail of blood at the Southdale Mall. The report indicates that police have concluded that someone at the mall accidentally fired a round into the floor that ricocheted and struck the shooter in the leg. They have yet to identify the shooter and the mall was fully reopened after …
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2023
A two-year-old and a 15-year-old were innocent bystanders to other people’s gun violence in Jackson, Mississippi today. The two children were in a car and were shot by bullets that passed through the trunk. The 15-year-old is expected to survive, but 2-year-old Kingston McClain will be paralyzed for the rest of his life after being …
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2023
A young child in Phoenix, Arizona was taken to the hospital in critical condition after shooting themselves with a gun they found in their home. In Little Rock, Arkansas, a person on the street accidentally shot themselves in the leg, but their injuries are not considered life-threatening. A Grand Rapids, Michigan man shot his gun …
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2023
Gun accident news once again centers on a child in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is at least the third unintended gun violence incident involving a child in that city already this year. Police report that an Indianapolis eight-year-old is in critical condition at the hospital after she was shot in the stomach in her home. The …
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2023
Brayden Wrana, a Mineral City, Ohio 14-year-old, accidentally shot himself in the head while playing with a loaded gun he found in his home. Brayden was an 8th grade student. His 11-year-old sister was present at the time of the shooting and called 911. Source: Nancy Molnar, “Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting Death of …
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2023
For the second day in a row, unintentional gun violence killed an Indianapolis, Indiana teenager. In today’s incident, Michael Mason, Jr., a 16-year old, was shot and killed in the parking lot of a local mall when he and a friend mistakenly approached a white Chevy Impala that was identical to his own. When Mason …
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MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2023
James Martin, a 15-year-old, died in Indianapolis, Indiana in an unintentional shooting that occurred at his home. Police have arrested and released a person of interest, who also appears to be a juvenile, after determining that the shooting was likely to have been unintentional. According to the report, “[p]olice said the shooting appears to be …
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2023
January 1, 2023 does not bode well for gun safety in the New Year because there were too many gun accidents to meaningfully consider, including many that appear to have resulted from celebratory gunfire. Among the reported incidents: In Van Buren County, Michigan, 62-year-old Christopher Toppenberg was charged with murder Wednesday in connection with the …
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2022
At least six people were killed or injured in separate gun accidents today, three of them children, the others young adults. In Pittsburg, California, a 15-year-old was shot and killed by another 15-year-old, apparently unintentionally. The shooter was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. However, minimal details have been released. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, an …
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2022
A child in Springfield, Missouri died today in an unintentional shooting, but few details have been reported, including the circumstances of the accident. Not even the child’s age is available. A neighbor said, ”[m]y kids play with their kids, and I’m just glad my kids weren’t over there because an accident could happen to anybody.” …
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2022
40-year-old Mathew Roach of Elgin, South Carolina was killed in a hunting accident today. The circumstances of the accident have not been released. His obituary says, “Matt loved his family with all his heart. He enjoyed spending time at the ocean, saltwater fishing, golf, Gamecock football, coaching baseball, grilling, ‘playing’ guitar, dancing in the living …
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2022
A Kanawha County, West Virginia man attempting to break up a family fight with a gun accidentally shot and killed his brother on Christmas day. According to authorities, the man fired his gun several times inside a residence and one of the rounds accidentally struck Shane Bush, the man’s brother, aged 26. The investigation is …
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2022
Quezariah Jackson, age three, of Kansas City, Missouri, was shot and killed on Christmas Eve. Police have released few details of the incident other than to state that the killing was unintentional and that they are not looking for any suspects. Cesar Montelongo, 53, a Grand Prairie, Texas maintenance worker was found lying on a …
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2022
In Atlanta, a 2-year-old found a gun in their home and shot themself. The child’s mother drove them to a fire station and the child is expected to survive. According to the report, there is an ongoing investigation. Source: “2-year-old Accidentally Shoots Themself, Atlanta Police Say,” wsbtv.com (December 22, 2022).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022
Two New Orleans, Louisiana boys were caught in the crossfire today when the passengers of an SUV opened fire on occupants of a blue Hyundai. Both innocent bystanders went to the hospital for treatment. No other information is available, including whether any of the participant in the shooting have been identified and arrested. Source: Missy …
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2022
In Chicago, Illinois, a 50-year-old man sitting in his car in a local park was struck by a stray bullet and killed. He was an innocent bystander to a nearby disturbance according to the report. No one is in custody in connection with the shooting. In LaGrange, Georgia, a 15-year-old girl was struck in the …
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2022
In Terre Haute, Indiana, a 16-year-old was purportedly unloading a semi-automatic handgun for cleaning and “unintentionally discharged one round” that struck 21-year-old Bryar Laws. Laws was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries. There is an ongoing investigation. Source: Sky Christian, “Unintentional Shooting Leads to Death in Greene Co.” mywabashvalley.com (December 19, …
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022
In Lakeland, Florida, a 12-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a gun at a friend’s house during a sleepover. The boy and his 13-year-old friend were in the garage and found a gun in one of the family’s vehicles. According to the report, there were no adults at home at this time …
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022
A Bluefield, West Virginia 2-year-old and two siblings, age 4 and 6, were playing in a bedroom of their home when the 2-year-old found a loaded .40 caliber pistol and shot himself in the leg. “The hollow-point bullet went through his thigh,” according to a police spokesperson. Although the child lost “a substantial amount of …
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2022
In Rockford, Illinois, a six-year-old child found an unattended loaded gun and fired it, striking a 28-year-old woman. The woman was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Khadijah Morris, 28, and Ashley Laures, 29, were charged with endangering the life and health of a child. Recently, on November 20, another Rockford six-year-old …
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2022
In a Brevard County, Florida incident that is being reported as an accidental shooting, one sheriff’s deputy shot and killed another while the two were playing the video game Call of Duty. According to the report, Deputy Andrew Lawson, 22, pulled the trigger twice on a Glock pistol while aiming it at his roommate, Austin …
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022
A three-year-old Stark County, Ohio boy shot and injured his mother today. She was shot in the leg and is expected to survive, but no other details have been reported, including how the boy accessed the gun. “This is an example as to why it is critical that firearms are properly stored inside the home,” …
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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 …
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 …
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2022
Jaycee Trivino, an Ogden Utah arts teacher, was killed in an accidental shooting today. Police confirmed that the shooting was unintentional but have not released other details. “We loved Jaycee,” said the principal of the Junior High School where she taught. “She was just a lot of fun,” he said. “One that related well to …
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2022
In Taylorsville, Utah, police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old boy. Police told a local news outlet “that the fatality looks to be the result of an accident where the toddler found the gun and shot himself … foul play does not seem to be a contributing factor.” Both parents were home at …
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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 …
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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 …
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2022
A six-year-old and a twelve-year-old were shot and killed today with guns that they found in their homes. The six-year-old, Zi Zi Olmstead, was killed at his home in Calhoun, North Carolina, when he found a Taurus 9mm pistol in his mother’s bedroom while she was outside with the dog. Zi Zi’s mother heard a …
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 …
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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 …
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2022
Eight-year-olds in Texas and Illinois were unintentionally shot and killed by young family members who were handling guns today. In Houston, Texas, an eight-year-old boy was unintentionally shot and killed by his 10-year-old sister who was handling a loaded shotgun. The family is believed to have recently moved to the Houston area from Venezuela. A …
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022
In Miami, Florida, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was accidentally shot and killed at shooting range during a training exercise. The office was identified as 40-year-old Jorge Arias. He was acting as instructor at the time of the accident. However, other details have not been released. “He had that passion for firearms, so …
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2022
Warren Oser, age 2, of Benson, North Carolina, climbed into the cab of his father’s pickup truck where found a loaded handgun. The sheriff’s office reported that “Oser was able to discharge the weapon, which resulted in injuries to himself.” The toddler later died at the hospital. “The death investigation is considered to be an …
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2022
A Westminster, Colorado teenager involved in a high-speed chase in a stolen car unintentionally shot and killed himself when the vehicle crashed while making a turn at an excessive rate of speed. Police had identified the stolen car based on witness statements and were involved in a chase on local streets. They were aware that …
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2022
In Motley, Minnesota, Jeremy Her, a 12-year old boy, was unintentionally shot and killed by his uncle while squirrel hunting on public land. He was airlifted to a local hospital but did not survive. According to a Go Fund Me page, the boy was struck in the spinal cord. Source: “12-year-old Fatally Shot by Uncle …
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 …
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2022
At least three accidental shootings were reported today. In Lubbock, Texas, near Texas Tech University, a man suffered “moderate injuries” when he shot himself while attempting to unholster a gun. A man in a Bridge City Texas RV park was struck in the leg random gunfire that came from nearby. He is in stable condition …
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2022
Indianapolis, Indiana is currently undergoing a wave of gun violence. Ten people have been shot and killed in just the first six days of October. The crisis is exacerbated, as usual, by unintended gun violence. A recent Indianapolis news report about four gun violence incidents in less than 8 hours suggests that at least three …
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022
In Decatur, Georgia, Lashunda Heath-Ellison was critically injured early Wednesday morning when she was shot in the head by a stray bullet while she was at home asleep. Her husband, Mac Ellison, said he woke up shortly after midnight to the sound of his wife’s ragged breathing. When Ellison turned his wife over, he saw …
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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 …
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
In Chantilly, Virginia, a man accidentally shot himself in the foot with his own gun Friday at a gun show. According to witnesses, the magazine had been removed from the firearm, but there was still a round in its chamber. The man apparently was unaware that the gun was still loaded. Source: “Man Accidentally Shoots …
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 …
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Shayma Roman, a Brooklyn, New York teenager was struck by two bullets when a group of young men opened fire on the street, apparently aiming at someone else. Shayma died in her sister’s arms. No arrests have been made. “You took a child!,” said her stepfather. “You took a granddaughter! You took a sister! …. …
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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, …
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
Police in St. Clairsville, Ohio have released few details about the shooting death of a two-year old in that community other than to make clear that the incident was accidental. “The only info we are releasing so far is there was an accidental discharge of a firearm that has resulted in the death of a …
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
In South Lake Tahoe, California, 37-year old Julio Rojas Cruz died of a bullet wound to the head. According to police, Rojas’s death resulted from negligent firing of a 9 mm handgun. No further information is available. In Wisconsin, two men accidentally shot themselves, one in Fond du Lac, the other in Milwaukee. Both are …
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 …
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
In Spartanburg, South Carolina, Cora Lyn Bush, 33, was shot and killed by her three-year old son who had found a loaded gun in their home. Police are investigating how the child gained access to the gun. Source: Bill Bates, Bethany Fowler, “3-year-old Accidentally Shoots, Kills Mother in Spartanburg Co.” Queen City News (September 23, …
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Kai Rowan Turner, age 2, of Battle Creek, Michigan was shot and killed today when “multiple, multiple” shots were fired into his home. The toddler was the only victim of the drive-by shooting. “This is an innocent child, a 2-year-old that is now longer with us,” a Battle Creek Police Deputy Chief told reporters Tuesday …
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 …
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania police are investigating the accidental shooting death of Julius Snead on the stairs outside a vacant home. Police are not looking for any suspects, but have not released information about the circumstances of the accident. Sources: Becky Metrick, “Man Found Shot to Death Outside Vacant Harrisburg Home,” PennLive (September 15, 2022). Jenna Wise, …
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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, …
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 13-year old was shot and injured when a gun discharged while it was in his waistband or pants pocket. No word on how he got the gun. A 31-year old San Antonio, Texas man shot himself in the buttocks when a round he fired in the air apparently returned nearly to earth. …
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
An Athens, Georgia woman was seriously injured when she was unintentionally shot while lying on a couch in her apartment. According to police, multiple rounds were fired in a domestic violence incident in a neighboring unit. One of the rounds apparently passed through an apartment wall and struck the woman in the back. A Vermont …
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
A Parkman, Maine 18-year old who was target shooting with friends was struck and killed today. According to the report, one of the rounds the teen fired struck a steel plate, ricocheted, and killed the boy. There is an ongoing investigation. Source: “Man Dead After Parkman Shooting Accident,” WABI 5 (September 9, 2022).
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Police are investigating an incident in which an off-duty Harris County, Texas sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot himself in the chest in his home. No details of the incident have been reported and the deputy’s name has not been released. Source: “Off-duty HCSO Deputy Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Chest at Magnolia Home, Officials Say,” khou.com …
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).
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
In Columbus, Ohio, a man who was attempting to shoot at his former girlfriend’s car while she was driving had the bullet ricochet and strike him in the leg. Although the man told police that the woman had shot at him from her car, police investigation revealed that the round he fired is the one …
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
Malachi Copeland, an Evansville, Indiana first grader, apparently found a loaded gun in his home and shot himself in the head. Police are investigating his death, and no one has been charged at this time. Malachi’s school issued a statement that included the following: The Joshua Academy school community is deeply saddened by the sudden …
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 …
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022
A Philadephia, Pennsylvania FBI agent suffered minor injuries when his gun discharged on the loading dock of the local federal building. In the statement, the FBI said, “The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or tasks force members seriously. In accordance with Bureau police, the shooting incident is under investigation by an FBI …
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2022
In Anchor Point, Alaska, Kenneth Defrancesco, 80, appeared to have been killed while getting out of his vehicle. “[A] firearm he was carrying came out of the holster and fired a round, fatally wounding him,” Alaska State Troopers reported in a press release on Sunday. A friend found Defrancesco in his driveway after he had …
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2022
In Gainsville, Florida, a three-year old child who was home with two other children and an adult who was not his parent, took a loaded gun from an unlocked case and shot himself. The child later died at the hospital. “Well, the case is still under investigation, but what we know at this point, 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).
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MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2022
A Stone Mountain, Georgia 17-year old, Dimitri Hayes, was accidentally shot by his twin brother, Xavier, when the two were playing with a gun in their bedroom. Dimitri was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. Xavier was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. There is no report at this …
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 …
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2022
Ashton Bean, a Picayune, Mississippi 13-year old, was shot and killed inside a home today where he and another boy were handling a gun. The news reports are unclear about how the boys got hold of the gun. The incident remains under investigation. Source: “13-year-old Dies After Gun Discharged Inside Mississippi House,” Magnolia State Live …
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022
In Lake County, Indiana, an 8-year old accidentally shot himself to death today. The child was the second in the region to lose his life to an unintended gunshot wound in the last two months, illustrating the urgency in Indiana to enact more effective safe storage and child access prevention laws. According to the report, …
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 …
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022
In Smyrna, Tennessee, Lavonte’e Williams, a five-year old, found a loaded gun in his father’s backpack and used it to shoot and kill himself. The incident happened at a basketball court where the boy’s father was playing. There is an ongoing investigation. Source: Erin McCullough, “Child Killed in Smyrna Accidental Shooting Found Gun in Father’s …
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022
In Atlanta, Georgia, a 19-year old was accidentally shot and killed at a house party. “All of a sudden we heard the loud noise and came out front because we heard screaming,” a neighbor said. He added, “[t]hat was the impression I got: they were playing around with the gun, and someone somehow fired the …
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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 …
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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022
Jesus Miguel Gamboa, age 24, of Chaparral, New Mexico was charged with child abuse after his three-year old daughter found a loaded handgun in his home and shot herself in the neck. Gamboa was reportedly in the bathroom at the time of the incident. The girl is in stable condition at the hospital. Police are …
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022
Maria Nealy, age 34, of San Antonio, Texas, was sitting on a bed in her apartment playing with a gun according to witnesses, when the weapon discharged. The round passed through a wall and struck and killed April Longoria, age 33, in the next room. Longoria reportedly said “that hurt” before “bleeding out from her …
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2022
In Niles, Michigan, Brittany Young, age 35, died today when a gun she was bringing into a local home accidentally fired. No other details have been reported. And in Ovett, Mississippi, Adam Doggett, age 41, is in intensive care after a friend accidentally discharged a 9 mm gun in his backyard. According to the report, …
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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 …
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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 …
THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2022
A Pine Bluffs, Arkansas 5-year old accidentally shot and killed his 8-year old brother with an unsecured gun today. “This is a tragic incident that could have been avoided. I can’t emphasize strongly enough that guns need to be well secured and kept out of the hands and away from children at all times,” the …
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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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SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022
Three more young people were unintentionally shot and killed today. In Detroit, Michigan, 14-year old Kaniyah Bryant was unintentionally shot and killed by her 13-year old boyfriend. According to police, the two children were among a group who were passing around and playing with a stolen gun when the 13-year old shot Kaniyah. She was …
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2022
For the second time in a week, police in Graham, North Carolina report that a young man was involved in an accidental shooting. In the latest incident, little has been reported other than that a 22-year old man was found dead by police. Their investigation, which is ongoing, suggests that the man suffered an accidental …
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 …
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FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2022
A’Kai Stilo of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, age 3, found a gun in his home and shot himself to death. A 28-year old woman has been arrested in connection with the incident. Milwaukee police said there have been 15 fatal shooting victims ages 18 and younger this year. “I am disturbed by all gun deaths in Milwaukee, …
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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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2022
Four children, aged 16 and under, were unintentionally shot and killed today. In Escambia County, Florida, one-year old Kacey Bass was shot and killed and her two-year old sister was injured by an eight-year old who was playing with his father’s gun. According to the report, the boy took the gun from his father’s closet …