Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Wisconsin

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

A 12-year old Milwaukee, Wisconsin boy found an unattended gun in his home and accidentally shot himself to death.  According to police, “a 33-year-old woman was arrested for leaving the gun unattended.” The news release added, “MPD would like to remind the public to secure your firearm with a gunlock and storage it [sic] out …

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Adult Death Adult Injury California No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Wisconsin

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 …

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Adult Death Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Ongoing Investigation South Carolina

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, …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death New Jersey North Carolina Texas

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Three people accidentally shot and killed others in gun accidents today. Each accident was caused by the shooter’s own negligence but was likely facilitated by faulty gun design.  Two of the incidents occurred in vehicles. In Raleigh North Carolina, Barri Rogers, 21, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his friend, Ahmad …

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Adult Death Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

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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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Michigan

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A Detroit, Michigan mom has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of her 8-year-old daughter.  Officials said that the woman’s 10-year-old son found an unsecured handgun while he and his 8-year-old sister were home alone. He fired a round that struck and killed the girl. “How many children have to die because …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation South Carolina Texas Virginia

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, …

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Adult Injury Georgia No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Tennessee Vermont Wisconsin

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 …

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Adult Injury Ongoing Investigation Texas

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 …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Texas

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In Houston, Texas, 17-year old Dominque McCoy was unintentionally shot and killed today.  According to authorities, he was shot by another 17-year old, Reginald Smalls, who says he was startled by McCoy and was firing in self-defense.  Smalls has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.  It is not clear how Smalls got a gun. Source: …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana Ongoing Investigation

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 …

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Adult Arrested Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In Tampa, Florida, a 3-year old got ahold of a loaded handgun and shot his 5-month old sibling in the hip.  The baby’s injuries do not appear life-threatening.  The children’s mother, Paula Concepcion Santos, was arrested and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm. “While we’re incredibly thankful this infant was not fatally injured, …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Missouri No Charges Filed Uncategorized

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022

One-year old Khori Patterson of St. Louis, Missouri found a loaded gun in his home and shot himself in the head.  He later died at the hospital.  “This is just a terrible tragedy that should have never happened. Guns are inherently dangerous,” a police colonel said. Khori’s grandfather said that Khori “loved animals, eating ice …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alaska Child Death (18 and Under) Hawaii New York No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation

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 …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Georgia Juvenile Arrested Michigan Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

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 …

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Adult Death California Child Injury (18 and Under) Florida Ongoing Investigation

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 …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Mississippi Ongoing Investigation

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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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Indiana Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

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, …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Missouri Ongoing Investigation

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 …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

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 …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Florida No Charges Filed

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2022

 A St. Petersburg, Florida 15-year old accidentally shot and killed himself today while handling a pistol.  Officials said this is at least the third accidental shooting involving a Tampa Bay area child since the middle of July. Last month, a 16-year-old was killed when investigators said he was accidentally shot by a 15-year-old friend while they …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns No Charges Filed Texas

MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2022

18-year old Tavbey Kucukkarca died of his wounds after being shot by a 15-year old friend in a rural area of Texas. The two were firing guns together when the accident occurred.  Tavbey died at the scene despite dispatch of EMS helicopters. Source: Jana Kilcrease, “One Central Texas Teen Dead in ‘Accidental’ Shooting,” Killeen Daily …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Georgia

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2022

In Atlanta, Georgia, four-year old Kendall Lewis found a loaded gun in the back seat of her car while her mother was driving on the interstate. She shot and killed herself. Her mother, Kaelin Lewis, was charged with murder. The family remembered Kendall as a “boisterous and lively four-year-old.” She  was excited about starting Pre-K. Source: …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Children and Guns Florida Maryland Mississippi No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Texas

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

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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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) No Charges Filed Texas Washington

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022

In an episode apparently involving celebratory gunfire during fireworks, an 18-year old was struck by a falling round in a Seattle, Washington park.  The teen’s injuries were not considered life-threatening. A Brownsville, Texas police officer shot himself in the foot during a “SWAT competition”. The competition involved a hostage rescue, sniper spotter and a team …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Florida Ongoing Investigation Texas

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 …

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Adult Injury Alcohol and Guns Massachusetts North Carolina Oklahoma

SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2022

In Charlotte, North Carolina, man “negligently discharged” his weapon inside his vehicle outside a local shooting range. He was transported to a hospital for treatment.  In Mashpee, Massachusetts, a man negligently shot himself in the hand and was flown to a Rhode Island hospital for treatment. And in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a man who was …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Missouri No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation

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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Adult Arrested Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Juvenile Arrested Missouri No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania South Carolina

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. …

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Adult Arrested Adult Death Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Michigan Mississippi

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022

In Detroit, Michigan, a 13-year old playing with a gun accidentally shot and killed his 12-year old cousin, Kenyon Davis. The older boy was charged with manslaughter after the incident. “It is a sad, sad situation that could’ve been avoided if parents put away their guns,” said a neighbor. And in Rogersville, Mississippi, 20-year old …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Georgia

MONDAY, JULY 18, 2022

In Cochran Georgia, two young children were the unintended victims of gun violence today.  According to law enforcement, bullets fired at a local housing complex struck and killed two-year-old Yasir Satterwhite and injured four-year-old Tamir Satterwhite. The older boy is in stable condition at the hospital after surgery.   Authorities “feel confident” that the two …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Illinois Indiana No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Virginia

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 …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Wisconsin

FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2022

The recent epidemic of accidental shootings involving Milwaukee, Wisconsin children continued today when two-year old Ranyla Tharp died at 9:10 AM this morning in a gun incident that Milwaukee police describe as “accidental.”  No further details have been reported other than that a 33-yead old woman has been taken into custody. Source: Steven Martinez, “The …

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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Injury (18 and Under) Louisiana No Charges Filed Oklahoma

TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022

In Guthrie, Oklahoma, a ten year old found a gun in his home. He shot and killed his 12-year old brother.  The boy died at the hospital.  There is no report that anyone has been charged in connection with the incident.  In New Orleans, Louisiana, 18-year old Zyaire Cornelius was arrested after his two-year old …

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Alabama Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois New York No Charges Filed Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania

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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Adult Arrested Adult Death Alabama Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Juvenile Arrested Michigan Ongoing Investigation Tennessee

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 …

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Arkansas Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) No Charges Filed

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022

In Wynne, Arkansas, a 10-year old was shot by his 13-year old brother in their home with an unsecured gun.  The younger boy was found “bleeding profusely” from a chest wound and was taken the Memphis for treatment. Local police said the shooting appeared to be a “heartbreaking accident.”  The police chief added, “[i]f your …

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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Florida Massachusetts No Charges Filed

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022

At the state police academy in New Braintree, Massachusetts, a state police trainee shot himself in the leg during a training. The gun discharged while the trainee was holstering it. The injury is not considered life-threatening. In Molino, Florida, a 17-year old with a gun at a party shot himself in the leg while attempting …

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Child Injury (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana Ongoing Investigation

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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Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Ongoing Investigation Pennsylvania Wisconsin

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, …

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Adult Arrested Adult Injury Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Illinois Missouri No Charges Filed

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022

In St. Louis, Missouri, a 4-year old found a loaded gun and died after accidentally shooting himself today.  Minimal details were reported and there is no word about charges. In Dekalb, Illinois, three men were arrested after they failed to take proper safety precautions while engaging in target practice.  One of their rounds passed into …

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Child Death (18 and Under) Kentucky No Charges Filed

MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022

Eleven-year old Jakari Griffin of Louisville, Kentucky was shot and killed while at home with relatives today. So far, police have declined to describe the specific circumstances of the incident but have issued this statement:  “[a]fter conducting all interviews, we believe, at this time, this incident was accidental. We will continue to follow-up to ensure …

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