Category: New Mexico

Adult Arrested Adult Death Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested New Mexico Ongoing Investigation South Carolina Texas by Jo Ellen Ackerman

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024

Woman Killed and Husband Injured on Walking Trail, Toddler Fatally Shoots Self, and Teen Critically Injures Eight-year-old Sister with Gun He Thought was Unloaded On a walking trail in Summervile, South Carolina, Lori Wind, 54, was shot and killed by Kristofer Kelle McDonald, 20, who discharged several rounds from a 20-gauge shotgun thinking he was shooting at …

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Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Juvenile Arrested New Mexico Ongoing Investigation by Jo Ellen Ackerman

SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2024

Two Gun Accidents in Vehicles Involve 15-year-old Boys, One is Killed In Birmingham, Alabama, several teens were riding in a minivan when a gun that a 14-year-old was handling fired, killing 15-year-old Prentice Lovell Little. The boys all knew each other and brought the victim to the hospital where he died. Police located the gun …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Georgia New Mexico New York Ongoing Investigation by Jo Ellen Ackerman

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024

Two People Struck by Stray Bullets, and Two Other People Injured During Attempted Robberies In Bronx, New York, a 13-year-old boy was walking to the playground with two younger cousins, when he was grazed in the forehead by a stray bullet. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police are continuing to investigate. An altercation during …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested New Mexico by Gary Klein

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2023

High School Junior is Unintentionally Shot and Killed In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Elijah Pohl-Morfin, 16, was unintentionally shot and killed by 16-year-old Adrian Martinez. After attending a basketball game, both boys were hanging out with other teenagers, smoking weed and playing with a gun. According to one witness, Martinez was adjusting the blue laser sight …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois Indiana New Mexico Ohio Ongoing Investigation Tennessee Virginia by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2023

Six Unintended Shootings of Children: Two Dead, Four Wounded Children playing with a gun resulted in an unintentional shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl in Roswell, New Mexico. Few details are reported other than that the incident is still under investigation. In Indianapolis, Indiana, 11-year-old Jordan Robertson was accidentally shot and killed in a home …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois New Mexico Ongoing Investigation by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2023

Five-year-old Killed in Drive-by Shooting, and Six-year-old Shoots Own Hand with Unsecured Gun During a drive-by shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, someone shot into a residence fatally striking five-year-old Galilea Samaniego who was spending the night. She did not live at the home and police say she was not the intended target. Police recovered two …

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Adult Injury Connecticut Illinois New Mexico No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Texas Washington by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023

Two Innocent Bystanders Struck by Stray Bullets and Three Others Hurt in Self-Inflicted, Unintentional Shootings An altercation in a church parking lot in Puyallup, Washington, led to a woman being shot in a yard across the street. People had left their cars in the lot as they attended an event at the state fairgrounds a …

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Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas by Gary Klein

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2022

At least five people died in unintended shootings in the United States today. In Charlotte, North Carolina, Demario Warren, a four-year-old, apparently found  gun in his home and accidentally shot and killed himself. Dayshawn St’Paul Warren, the boy’s father, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. “This isn’t a situation where we are asking the …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) New Mexico Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania by Gary Klein

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 …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns New Mexico Ongoing Investigation by Gary Klein

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020

In San Angelo, Texas, another 2-year old was shot by a young sibling who had found a gun.  It is unclear whether the injuries are life threatening.  Police and the local child services agency are investigating. No arrests have been made. Source: “San Angelo Police Respond to an Accidental Shooting Incident Involving a 2-year Old …

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Adult Injury Child Under 18 (as Shooter) New Mexico No Charges Filed by Gary Klein

MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020

A 20 year-old Rio Communities, New Mexico man was airlifted to the hospital after suffering injuries from a close range shotgun blast in his own home.  The round was fired by the man’s 12-year old brother.  The shooting was found to be “negligent/accidental in nature.” The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department was notified.   …

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