Delaware

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Delaware Illinois Law Enforcement Action (At Time of Report) Ongoing Investigation October 3, 2024October 8, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2024

Two People Shot During Police Stop, and Toddler Fires Unsecured Gun Injuring One An investigatory police stop in Chicago, Illinois, resulted in a police officer and 16-year-old Marcus Gracey sustaining gunshot wounds from an unintentional discharge of a gun in Gracey’s possession. Officers noticed a gun in Gracey’s waistband while he was walking along a …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Delaware Juvenile Arrested New York Ongoing Investigation Oregon Texas July 11, 2023July 16, 2023 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023

Two Dead and Four Wounded in Unintentional Shootings Jordan Rosales, a 12-year-old from Lubbock, Texas, was accidentally shot and killed in his house in front of his three siblings. Two boys had came over to the victim’s house; one of them, a 13-year-old, brought a loaded gun with him and while handling it, shot and …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Delaware Juvenile Arrested February 10, 2023February 15, 2023 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Boy Charged with Manslaughter After Shooting a 15-year-old During Basement Gathering A New Castle, Delaware 15-year-old is dead after being shot in a local residence. According to witnesses, a group of kids had gathered inside the home when one of them pulled a gun and began pointing it at members of the group. The gun …

Children and Guns Delaware No injuries Ongoing Investigation February 2, 2023February 6, 2023 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Two Children Brought Guns to School in Wilmington, DE Today In unrelated incidents in Wilmington, Delaware two children were found to be in possession of guns at different schools today. Police confirmed that an 8-year-old boy was found with an unloaded gun in his backpack at Shortlidge Elementary School, shortly after a 14-year-old was also …

Child Injury (18 and Under) Children and Guns Delaware Illinois Iowa Louisiana New York Ohio Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania July 26, 2021July 28, 2021 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021

At least eight teenagers were injured in eight separate shooting incidents in the United States today. In light of minimal reporting, the circumstances of most of the incidents remain murky. Teens were shot in Chicago and Decatur, Illinois. The other incidents occurred in Iowa, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Delaware. As reported, the incidents …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Delaware Florida Ongoing Investigation August 31, 2020October 10, 2020 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020

An 11-year old and a 12-year old were involved in gun accidents today. In Lake County, Florida, 12-year old Jeremyah Wyatt found an unsecured gun in his home and accidentally shot and killed himself. “This is that one of those calls that deputies don’t want to ever go to — and paramedics. No one wants …

Adult Injury Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Delaware Ongoing Investigation South Carolina May 7, 2020May 29, 2020 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020

Few details were reported about three incidents in which people were shot and injured in gun accidents today. In Auburn, Alabama a young person was flown to the hospital and is in stable condition after being accidentally shot at an apartment complex. The child’s age and the circumstances of the accident were not reported. In …