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Adult Arrested Adult Death California Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Louisiana Nevada Ongoing Investigation December 6, 2024December 12, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024

Three People Killed in Accidental Shootings, Including a Mother Shot by Her Two-year-old Jessinya Mina, age 22, was shot and killed by her two-year-old child in Fresno, California. According to a statement by Mina’s sister, the gun belonged to her sister’s boyfriend, 18-year-old Andrew Sanchez, who ignored her sister’s request to not keep a gun in the …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Alabama Arizona Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Juvenile Arrested Nevada North Carolina October 19, 2024October 27, 2024 by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024

Three Children and an Unborn Baby Involved in Unintended Shootings; Two Suffered Life-threatening Injuries, Two are Dead Police in Las Vegas, Nevada arrested a 15-year-old boy after what was termed an “accidental shooting.” The victim, a woman, was found shot to death in a vehicle. The boy has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. A toddler …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Nevada Oklahoma Ongoing Investigation October 15, 2024October 21, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024

Teen Killed, and Two Boys Injured While Playing with Guns In a home in Las Vegas, Nevada, a group of friends were playing around with a gun they thought was unloaded, when a discharge fatally wounded Keanu Riley Enright. Police determined that a 15-year-old fired the shot, and he was arrested and booked on open …

Adult Injury Law Enforcement Action (At Time of Report) Nevada No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation June 19, 2024June 24, 2024 by Jo Ellen Ackerman

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2024

Unintended Discharge From Officer’s Gun Injures Three A plainclothes officer was working a rodeo in Reno, Nevada, when his handgun fell to the ground and fired a single round resulting in debris that injured three people. The handgun fell when the officer’s holster got caught on a fence he jumped while rushing to assist a …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana Nevada No Charges Filed North Carolina February 2, 2024February 6, 2024 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Toddler and Teen are Killed, and Police Officer Wounded in Unintentional Shootings In Greenville, North Carolina, Kayden Swinnely, 3, shot and killed himself after he found a loaded, unsecured gun inside his apartment. A 13-year-old had unlocked the gun safe and left the firearm where Kayden was able to access it. The two children were …

Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Missouri Nevada Ohio November 3, 2023November 7, 2023 by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Four People Hurt After Young Children Find Unsecured Guns In Las Vegas, Nevada, a toddler shot themself with a gun found on the playground of a daycare center. Tshaun Rucker, 16, got into an argument with an adult on a public bus and allegedly pulled out and gun and shot the adult. Rucker then left …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Kentucky Nevada North Carolina Ohio Ongoing Investigation August 24, 2023August 28, 2023 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023

One Dead, Three Injured in Four Unintentional Shootings Kelsey Moore died from an accidental shooting in a vehicle in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Few details have been reported but the alleged shooter is in custody as the investigation continues. A two-year-old was napping in bed with his mother in Burlington, North Carolina. While she was sleeping, he …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Nevada Ongoing Investigation July 9, 2023July 13, 2023 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2023

Two-year-old Finds Loaded Gun and Kills Himself Jaiangelis Stevenson, a 2-year-old in Las Vegas, Nevada, found a loaded gun at home and shot and killed himself. According to his aunt, Jaiangelis was being watched by a family member while his mom was at work. The family called him “Blu” because he had big blue eyes. …

Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Nevada Ohio Ongoing Investigation July 3, 2023July 9, 2023 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, JULY 3, 2023

Woman Helping Clean a Rifle is Accidentally Shot and Boy is Injured While Target Shooting Robert Sipe, 45, of Findlay, Ohio, unintentionally shot a woman who was helping him clean a rifle. The rifle had not been cleared, and when the trigger was pulled during the cleaning process, a single round was discharged striking the …

Adult Injury California Child Death (18 and Under) Georgia Juvenile Arrested Nevada Texas May 8, 2023May 11, 2023 by Gary Klein

MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023

Two-year-old is Killed in Drive-By Shooting; 3 Others are Injured in Separate Gun Accidents Two-year-old Mackenzie Hernandez Garcia was standing outside the front door of a home when she was unintentionally shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in San Antonio, Texas. She was one of 6 children in the home and not believed to …

Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Nevada March 7, 2023March 13, 2023 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023

Nine-Year-Old Struck and Killed by Stray Bullet SirArmani Clark of Las Vegas, Nevada, age 9, was struck and killed when a bullet fired outside entered his bedroom through a wall. The same bullet shattered and struck his brother, Honor Clark, age 6, in the leg. The boys had moved to Las Vegas with their parents …

Adult Death Nevada No Charges Filed November 1, 2022November 6, 2022 by Gary Klein

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In Winnemucca, Nevada, a 48-year-old man died Tuesday morning after being accidentally shot by his friend on a hunting trip. A preliminary investigation by Sheriff’s Deputies and game wardens determined that the man’s friend “was attempting to place his weapon into a plastic gun case attached to a[n] ATV when the rifle accidentally fired, hitting …

Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Nevada Ongoing Investigation April 13, 2022April 24, 2022 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2022

A Henderson, Nevada 14-year old was charged with involuntary manslaughter after shooting and killing his ten-year old brother with a shotgun. According to the report, the involuntary manslaughter charge means that the shooting was considered unintentional. One neighbor described the victim’s family as the “perfect family.” That’s extremely devastating,” said a mother who lives a …

Adult Arrested Adult Death Alcohol and Guns Nevada Tennessee March 10, 2022April 24, 2022 by Gary Klein

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022

28-year old Matthew Stafford was socializing in a Las, Vegas, Nevada apartment when the handgun he was playing with fired. Another man, also in his 20’s was shot and killed. Stafford has been arrested on unspecified charges. In Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, Michael Jarrell was shot and killed by his brother Larry, who was playing with …

Child Injury (18 and Under) Nevada Ongoing Investigation December 27, 2020December 29, 2020 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2020

A teenage girl attending a party at the Moon Rocks recreation area in Nevada was struck by a stray bullet. The 17-year old is recovering after being struck in the leg. The sheriff’s office said it is believed somebody at the party fired a weapon into the dark not knowing the victim was in the …

Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Nevada December 16, 2020December 29, 2020 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

In Las Vegas, Nevada, Jasmin Vargas was charged with two counts of “child abuse and neglect with substantial bodily harm leading to death” after she accidentally shot her 3-year old son. Vargas was a new gun owner who was showing the gun off to her friends in the parking lot of a local apartment complex. …

Adult Death Nevada No Charges Filed May 27, 2020December 29, 2020 by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020

In Las Vegas, Nevada, a woman was shot and killed at an apartment complex when she and a man dropped a gun that they were looking at. According to police, the man said “that he and the woman both grabbed for the gun when it fell, and it accidentally went off, striking the woman.” A …

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