Gunshots Unintentionally Wound Two In Decoria Township, Minnesota, a man reported that a bullet had entered his home through an exterior wall. He was struck by a bullet fragment while in bed, but had no significant injuries. Police say that the probable origin of the gunshot was 3,000 feet away where several shell casings and …
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2024
Three Injured in Accidental Shootings, Two Shot Themselves A man drove to another man’s home to confront him in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The altercation escalated, and the man who drove there pulled out a gun and unintentionally shot himself in the hand and the other man in the foot. Both were taken to the …
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Multiple Accidental Shootings Today Involving Children An accidental shooting in Cleveland, Ohio, resulted in an injured 19-month-old taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound. Few details have been reported, but the child is in stable condition and a 26-year-old man was charged with child endangerment. In Mankato, Minnesota a 7-year-old boy was shot in …
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2023
Gun Accidents Kill One and Injure Two Others, Including a 4-year-old Shot by Her Younger Brother A 4-year-old girl in Miami, Florida, was shot in the head by her 3-year-old brother. The girl was taken to the hospital where, according to a police spokesman, she is “fighting for her life.” Her mother’s boyfriend, Quavanta Ennels, …
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2023
Child Killed in Accidental Shooting and Two Men Injured During Youth Deer Hunt In Youngstown, Ohio, 7-year-old Devonte Housley Jr. was shot and killed in what police believe is an accidental shooting. Detectives are still investigating the details in the death of the boy and are not saying if he found the gun and shot …
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2023
Two Toddlers are Shot by Siblings with Guns Found in Vehicles The 3-year-old son of a pastor in Morganton, North Carolina, found his father’s gun in the side door of the family van and shot his 2-year-old brother in the head. The 2-year-old, Daniel Vines, is recovering in stable condition after surgery. The family was …
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MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2023
A Nine-year-old and Two Women are Victims in Gun Accidents A 9-year-old Brooklyn Park, Minnesota boy is expected to survive after he was shot in the head by his younger brother. The victim’s 7-year-old brother found a loaded handgun in their home and was handling the weapon when it discharged, according to police. There is …
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023
More Unintended Gun Deaths and Injuries to Children Jacari Brown of Chicago, Illinois, age eight, was visiting a neighbor when he and another boy found a gun. The gun went off, struck Jacari in the chest, and he was killed. No other injuries were reported and there is an ongoing investigation. In Kennett, Missouri, a …
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023
Two Toddlers Loaded Guns; Two Dead In South Bend, Indiana, one-year-old Kylin Brooks was shot and killed by his two-year-old cousin with a loaded, unsecured gun. Kylin’s uncle, 19-year-old Joseph Troupe, and his children were staying overnight with Kylin and his mother. Troupe had placed the semi-automatic gun under his pillow on the floor, and …
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2023
12-year-old is Accidentally Shot and Killed During Birthday Celebration In St. Paul, Minnesota, 12-year-old Markee Jones was accidentally shot and killed by his older brother during what would have been a celebratory birthday weekend for their cousin. Fourteen children were gathered in their grandmother’s house and were planning to go go-karting. According to the family, …
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2023
Four Children and Two Adults Wounded by Stray Gunfire In Manhattan, New York, a 4-year-old child and a 35-year-old man are in stable condition after being hit by stray gunfire outside a deli. Two men in a car pulled up to the shop and opened fire, missing their intended male target, and hitting the child …
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023
13-year-old Boy Dies in Accidental Shooting In a wooded area near a park in Moorhead, Minnesota, a group of children were handling a loaded gun when it accidentally fired, killing 13-year-old Zain Mezher. Police recovered the gun and are investigating how the children obtained it. It’s unclear if any charges will be filed. “The incident …
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023
Three Unintended Gun Injuries A Memphis, Tennessee child was struck by a bullet that “fell out of the sky” today. The child’s father told Memphis Police that his son was picking up trash in the front yard, when a bullet “fell from a tree, causing his head to hurt.” The child was taken to the …
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023
Five People Injured in Gun Accidents In Lebanon, Ohio, Daniel C. Wright, 22, accidentally shot himself and his 19-year-old female passenger while sitting in a vehicle in a Walmart parking lot. Wright apparently shot himself in the arm; the bullet went through him and into his passenger’s neck. Both were treated at the scene before …
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2023—Gun Accidents
Three reports of gun accidents today, two of them reported only via Tweets: A Wichita, Kansas two-year-old found a loaded gun in his home and shot his mother in the foot while she was in bed. Both the boy’s mom and her boyfriend were arrested on child endangerment charges. A 49-year-old Riva, Maryland man shot …
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 …
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022
In Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a 38-year-old man visiting a corn maze with his family accidentally shot himself in the leg. According to police, the man got a piece of corn in his boot. His gun fired when he bent over to remove the corn. Police say the gun did not have a safety or a …
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022
Derrick Curtis, an alderman in Southwest Chicago, Illinois, shot himself in the wrist today while cleaning a gun. He is in good condition at the hospital. And in Salem Township, Minnesota, an unidentified 70-year-old man shot himself in the leg, also while cleaning a gun. According to the report, a police deputy applied a tourniquet, …
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 …
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022
Two gun accidents involving animals occurred today. In West Palm Beach, Florida a police officer attempting to fire at an attacking pit bull accidentally shot and injured a fellow officer. Apparently, the round fired passed through the dog and into the officer that was being attacked. And in Kenyon, Minnesota, officers reported that a drunk …
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, …
SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2022
Witnesses to a Duluth, Minnesota bar fight and surveillance video confirms “that two men were fighting two other men when a gun fell out of a man’s waistband. When a bystander attempted to grab the gun, it fired and the victim was shot in the foot.” The shooting remains under investigation but police say “there …
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Fong Vang, age 40, was charged with manslaughter after he accidentally shot and killed his younger brother Dan. Fong was staying with his siblings and his mother temporarily and was sleeping on the floor. When he heard a loud noise in the middle of the night, he fired multiple rounds through the …
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Three children were killed in unintended gun violence on Thanksgiving Day. In Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a group of kids were making a social media video with a gun on Thanksgiving Day, when one of them accidentally pulled the trigger. A five-year old was shot and killed and a 13-year old has been taken into custody. …
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Three common types of gun accidents were illustrated on Friday. In Meeker County, Minnesota, Mike Hendrickson, a hunter, unintentionally fired a gun into his thigh while climbing a tree stand. He was airlifted to the hospital after a tourniquet was applied at the scene of the accident. “His first surgery revealed significant loss of tissue, …
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Autumn Merrick, age 18, was killed when a shoot-out between people in two moving vehicles resulted in a fiery crash on a local sidewalk. Merrick, an innocent bystander, was riding a scooter on the sidewalk where the crash occurred. Her death was ruled a homicide, but no arrests have been made. “It …
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021
Frantic rescue attempts were unsuccessful when a 5-year old boy accidentally shot a three-year old girl in Bena, Minnesota. According to the report, first responders intercepted a vehicle in which family members were rushing the girl to the hospital in order to provide emergency medical attention. Their life-saving attempts were unsuccessful. Law enforcement officers are …
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020
In Albert Lea, Minnesota, a man was injured Monday morning in an accidental shooting. He was reportedly shot in the leg in what police describe as a “negligent firing of the gun.” Police logs show that at the time of the accident, the injured man and another person were preparing to go to the gun …
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2020
In Rochester, Minnesota, a 16-year old fired a friend’s handgun at his own head, believing that it wasn’t loaded. He was injured but not killed. Would a loaded chamber indicator have prevented this accident? Source: “RPD: Teen Accidentally Shoots Himself, Not Seriously Hurt,” ABC6News (June 29, 2020).